Spirituality, Somatic Intelligence, and Gestalt Therapy
Spread Magic. Take a Leap.
For far too long, I forgot that I was magical. I forgot that the essence of my make up was pure, sparkling creative energy that could heal the oldest wounds and reach the depths of intimacy. I thought that the habitual thoughts, impulses, and behaviors of my conditioned self were the extent of who I was. In being identified with the part of myself that was shaped by experiences I had early in life, I lived as if I was who the world told me I was.
Cultivating Intimacy
I believe that we all long for deep intimacy. I also believe that we are deathly afraid of the vulnerability it takes to cultivate such depth of connection in our relationships. In a recent article I wrote for Marriage.com titled “3 ways to cultivate...
Vulnerability and Intimacy
I used to hide my truth from those around me in an attempt to earn love. On the deepest most unconscious level, I thought that if you really new me that you would never like me, let alone love me. I wrote about the cost of this in a recent...
How to Overcome Fear to Offer your Gifts to the World
When I was 6 years old I knew that I was a healer. Psychology was the only topic that interested me in college, and when I earned a MA in clinical psychology I thought I was ready to start a private practice. I set up my office and hung my...
Why do people get intrusive thoughts?
I was recently asked about the dark, intrusive thoughts that people sometimes get when they are feeling stress, chronic fear, or even immense love. In this video blog, I explain my experience with intrusive thoughts and share why I think they are a true...
Creating Deep Connection in your Relationships
In the past, the way that I have shown up for relationships has prevented me from experiencing deep connection. Even though I am a caring, loving person who is both thoughtful and open, the way in which I hid myself, my experience , and my truth from...
How can I manage my physical pain consciously?
When the body screams in pain, we have no choice but to listen. Well, that’s not exactly true: we can suppress it, resist it, hate it, get surgery on it, medicate it, and try to manage it. But the reality is that no intervention will give us the relief we...
How can you deal with people who trigger you?
Have you ever been triggered? Irritated? Annoyed? Have you ever been jealous? Judgmental? Angry? If you are, in fact, human, you likely answered “Yes!” to all of those questions. I have had countless experiences in my life where I have tried to...
How to use your suffering for your transformation
In my life when I have been in deep suffering, I have felt isolated and alone. I have felt disempowered and like I will never become the person I know I can be in the world. I have contracted in my ideas about my pain by resisting its presence and wishing...
