I’ve been a coach for more than 10 years, and over hundreds of conversations in that time, I’ve learned a lot about the pain, sometimes crushing and unbearable, that we experience as human beings. Tragic, violent, and horrible things happen to people. I have sat with people who have had these things happen to them, […]
I was talking with someone recently who was wanting support to break the cycle of overwhelmingly anxious thinking – the kind that swallows you up and makes it hard to carry on with life. As I listened to the description of what it felt like in this person’s head, I thought of all the dogs […]
My heart aches for all the hurt, and hate, and loss, and grief that surrounds the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. And almost every time I talk with anyone about it, I am reminded of the danger of a single story. If ever there was a story with layers and layers of complexity and nuance, trauma upon trauma, […]
The spiritual path has been so richly rewarding for me. It has saved me from my own over-thinking, it has led to an effortlessly beautiful marriage, and it has allowed glimpses into a deeper self that is always whole, unbroken, and okay. And yet, despite 20 years of dedicated spiritual seeking, and some undeniably transcendent […]