Teachings
The Path to Purpose: How Embracing My Story Led to Deeper Fulfillment
There’s a force in me, an ancient calling, that no amount of striving for perfection or trying to please others could ever silence. For years, I lived the life that was expected of me—ticking every box of success, serving, achieving, proving my worth. Until one day,...
From Shadow to Shine: Reclaiming Your Inner Light
This past fall and winter, I travelled to the “underworld” as I slowed down and turned my attention inward. The “underworld” in shamanic mythology is the internal space we visit when we are looking at our unconscious shadow – the parts of ourselves that we would...
How Empaths Can Stay Grounded in Overwhelming Times
Checking in… How are you faring these WTF times? For so many, the ground seems to be shifting under our feet with so many fast changes – whether it’s in our personal lives or out in the larger world in the political arena. Within myself and from my students and...
Permission to Listen to Your Sweet Soft Body
It’s getting very crowded under the deep layers of my covers on my bed. There are extra pillows, a stray hat, an emotional support knitted chicken (it’s a thing – look it up later), my daughter’s stuffed animals along with all the inner parts of myself that have been...
Year-End Ritual with Multi-Year Results
These last few weeks have been disconcerting. My greatest desire has been to spend as much time as possible under as many covers as possible. By 6:30, I’ve often been in bed, hunkering down with books or journals or deep diving into my Year-End Ritual (which I’m about...
Teaching Self-Trust & Listening to Your Intuition
She said No... Why I listened so I could teach my daughter (and myself) self-trust by learning to listen to our intuition. "NO!" mouthed my 10-year-old daughter Téa.She shook her head emphatically at me, eyes wide.(Téa gave me her consent to share this story when I...
What is a shaman? What is shamanism?
I could have easily been voted “least likely to become a shaman” instead of “most likely to succeed” in high school. I was the consummate high achiever, perfectionist, people pleasing good girl who graduated top of my class as the daughter of accountants from...
Forget a Daily Practice or Morning Routine – Try This Instead
"I can't seem to stick to a morning practice," I've had many a friend and client sigh in frustration. I assure them that there is nothing wrong with them - and perhaps reframing how to create a morning practice that they actually want to do and works for them would...
The Woman Wound: The Mother Wound, Sisterhood Wound, Witch/Wise Woman Wound
As we sat in circle, we each carried a wound as a woman. Some from not being mothered the way we wished. Some from not feeling loved and accepted by our sisters – blood or friend. Some from fear of being persecuted across lifetimes if dared to share our gifts and...
Fully Shining Women Leading Our World Podcast Birth Announcement
Happy birth day to OUR Fully Shining Women Leading Our World PODCAST! We just had a podcast baby! When I say “our” podcast, I do mean me and you - because this is really so much more than a podcast. It’s a community, a movement and a sisterhood that YOU are a part of....
