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The Complex Journey of Accepting Our Divine Messiness.

I am your shoulder, your rock, here for you at the drop of a hat; but I will not burden you with my messiness, my feelings -- especially my pain. I am a codependent partner who bears the agony, the demons and the manipulation of my alcoholic boyfriend.

feminism

The Divine Feminine Calls You To Surrender Into Transformation.

The alchemy of transformation is only possible with total surrender. Release all you know to be true to discover the magic of connection and wholeness.

you & me

“You Intimidate Him” And Other Laughable Bullshit We Tell Ourselves.

He was not intimidated by you or 'too immature' or 'too busy' or 'not ready for commitment' (my absolute favorite), he just did not love you.

wisdom

Overcoming Spiritual Codependency.

It’s about holding ourselves with compassion, which is an antidote to codependency -- and hence, a way to get closer to the divine that always lives within you.

you & me

On the Spark of Love: Feeding the Inferno with My Tears.

My pain cleansed out the wounds in the landscape of my being, and healing full of grace and honey began its slow slide into the cracks. And oh, this sacred concoction, it burns.

world

Don’t Turn Away: The Initiation of America.

And that is the whole point of the initiatory process. It comes crashing into our lives to dismantle and reorganize the status quo when the situation has become unbalanced, unsustainable; when we have been living unconsciously, blind to even our own machinations. It forces us to look ...

art

The Dance of Turning Poison into Medicine.

I lasted half a day of dance classes on the first day. The second day, I lasted less than 90 minutes. Not only did walking on gentle sand feel like sharp gravel between the skin of my soles and fascia, but the vision in my good eye was deteriorating into the kind of blur you’d need Coke-bottle ...

you & me

Co-Creation and the Key to Making Space for Magic.

Magic happens when we reveal our true nature. When we drop the pretense, move through the ego fears, and get radically vulnerable and authentic, you create a space for magic to come in and Spirit to deliver what you want. It doesn’t work if you’re hiding behind a million masks of who you think ...