May 27, 2020

What Do You Really, Really Want?

Friends, I’ve been asking myself this question over and over: What do I really want? It’s not as easy as we think to answer.  We could […]
April 1, 2020

Will You Claim Your Puzzle Piece?

This post is all about Authenticity.  Why?  Because I believe that authenticity is the #1 most important thing we can bring to the world. You see, I've noticed a lot of people spend time trying to be like someone else, or trying to fit into a mold that they believe other people have set for them. But human survival, and our growth into the world-dominating species we are today has been dependent on opposable thumbs and one other thing: storytelling.  The ability to share information from different experiences. Here's the thing though, in order to share information from different experiences, we need to be different. So will you claim your authenticity? Will you be that puzzle piece that only you can be?
January 22, 2020

What if Mental Illness wasn’t an Illness At All

Did you know, “The African or Shamanic view of mental illness is very different [from our Western view].  In the Shamanic view… mental illness signals “the […]
November 27, 2019

How the person who makes you feel strong can be your greatest weakness

Sounds counter-intuitive, doesn’t it? Let me share with you some tough lessons I’ve learned in the last year. The problem with someone who makes you feel […]
November 8, 2019

Real Talk on Depression Part 4: Loving Someone With Depression

More Real Talk for the partners and people living with people living with depression.
October 30, 2019

Stop Avoiding the Tough Stuff

I have a little pet peeve to share: all this new age stuff with meditation and self care and relaxation is great, but I think it […]
October 23, 2019

Why I Gave Up Intentions

Life is a journey, and I have been very busy journeying! But I wanted to talk to you about balance. You see, I’ve been on a […]
August 3, 2019

Real Talk on Depression, Part 2

Let me tell you, I was wrong. I don’t say that often, but at the depths of my depression, I was wrong. I held some very […]
July 29, 2019

Real Talk on Depression

I’ve had this post in mind for a while.  Truth is, it’s hard, it’s uncomfortable, it’s *gasp* unpopular.  It’s much nicer to believe in an Instragram-filtered […]
July 27, 2019

For the Veterinarians and some practical support in the Suicide Epidemic

This last week has been a bit tough.  I learned that one of my colleagues from veterinary school lost the struggle and committed suicide. It surprised […]
June 19, 2019

5 levels of human experience

Life is lived from the inside out.  Many of us only ever see the outside, the Physical.  And, depending how in-tune and how much we allow, […]
January 16, 2019

12 Strategies to Deal With Those Days You Just Can’t Deal With

We’ve all been there.  Whether it starts first thing in the morning, or hits partway through the day, it’s like an anvil drops from the sky and […]