We had so much fun with this sweet familia decorating their hotel room! I don’t usually show pics but they wanted to share 🙂 We went on a mission together to see how we could cheer up their small space,
Journey Through Fire, Part 17
COAT/Rebozo Drive- Please share!♥️ I took a little break this weekend and visited friends in the oak woodlands. The snow laced moss, usnea, lichen and oak leaves in all shades of naranja, were sights I’ve never seen and I drank
Día de Los Muertos/All Souls Day
We are entering this sacred time when the veils thin and we can honor and heal with our ancestors. A time to celebrate the memory of our loved ones, how they lived, what they loved, where they were hurt, and
When it all falls away
When it all falls away, what really matters? We are human. We all have drama in our lives. The complexity of relationships. Many families tell me how since entire extended families were displaced, there is an openness right now in
Trauma brain: Not only are there two Americas, only some of us know it
The other day a client said something I’ve heard repeatedly throughout the years and understand deeply, “I never worried like this, until (insert tragedy here/loss of loved one) and now I have so much more fear and anxiety.” A parent
Working at Home with Children- a connection approach/Part 1
In my weekly community call and free sessions during this time, the issue of balancing working at home with children is primary. Here are a few reflections, offered in two parts to support you to integrate the pieces that resonate
Managing our FEAR during this time
In my free weekly community zoom call, we’ve addressed a confusion around managing the fear of the virus at this time. In the healing world, we commonly address fears that feed anxiety which are born of the inner critic or trauma
The Healing Power of Holding
(I wrote this ages ago for the Inner bonding website, and just realized I never posted it here. It is still just as essential, so I share it with all of you in the hopes you will find your ways
Living Free
For years now, we have known that my son’s middle school years would be a time to do something different. My husband with his PhD in Education and my experience as a school social worker and counselor, led us both
STOP and LIVE
My dear friend Melinda who we recently held fundraisers for has been given days to weeks to live. While this is heartbreaking and feels tragic to me, it is balanced by our recent time together on a walk to a