Rebelle Society

Your First Choice Is Rarely the Optimal Choice: 5 Lessons on Being Wrong.

Think of the first person you dated. Would this person have been the best choice for your life partner? Go even further back, and imagine the first person you had a crush on. Finding a great partner is complicated, and expecting yourself to get it right on the first try is unreasonable. It’s ...

poetry

Tombs. {poetry}

Tie my acres of veins around the globe Marking our compass path of the future The roads of the path like rough guitar strings, leading the way out into the pulsing planet

you & me

Love Will Always Be There, but Sometimes It Goes on a Holiday.

With my newfound perspective, and remembrance of how lonely and desolate life can be without our love, we bribe the kids with cups of tea and cartoons, and submerge ourselves in our love renewed. As it always will be. As it always has to be. As I will ever keep it. Untattered. Unbroken. Buoyed ...

feminism

Lilith’s House Rules: Here We Brew with Lust, Rage, and Holy Water.

Here, we wake every morning knowing our role in the Holy Feminine’s return, and we pin the scarlet letters of unabashed sexuality to our bare chests. We need no absolution, for our very blood is blessed, and we will stand up for those who cannot stand on their own.

you & me

And She Speaks: New Moon Rising.

Together, we grew and birthed seven children. We ached and hurt in agony, we two, then joyously thrust those children into the world. Each new child brought longer days of afterbirth pains. Her reminder that she had worked harder still, and again. Yet, she worked and contracted her way back, ...

wisdom

When You Meet That Mean Girl, Don’t Disregard Her Humanness.

It’s time to throw yourself a pity party. Your eyes get steely, distant and defeated. You say, with definitive cynicism, that Mean Girl is responsible for all your problems and your pain. You predict, with devastated finality, how Mean Girl will never leave you alone. She will continue to fuck ...

wisdom

Primal Resurrection: The Upside of Mercury Retrograde. {Cosmic Connection}

One point of Mercury Retrograde is definitely to slow down, reevaluate and redo, but another beautiful bonus it can deliver is that of receiving -- allowing things to come to you without pushing so hard. Taking a step back allows us to take stock, which also allows us to pursue avenues that may ...

wisdom

The Lie of Perfection in a Shattered Society.

I completely fell apart watching that sweet boy Omran being pulled from the rubble of an airstrike in Syria. The way he sat and silently stared, god, my chest hurts just thinking about him. I was useless for hours. I fell apart again recently learning what the TPP is. Seeing the viciousness of ...

you & me

Your Vulnerability Is Your Superpower.

Man, your emotions do not weaken you. They increase your worth, and provide you energy to do your daily tasks. They are your strength. Woman, your vulnerability and sensitive side are not your detriments. They are your superpower. Do not use tactics and manipulation to avoid them, you are not ...

wellness

Rescuing My Daughter from My Mother Wound.

For those of us who have to 'drive' and contain a lot in our lives, it can be a sweet spot when someone else drives for a bit. Sometimes the sweet moments in life when we feel supported can counter feelings of isolation and allow some of the related fear and hurt to bubble up.

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