“All the world’s a stage,  And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts” – William Shakespeare In our lives we are all merely players and each of us will play many parts.  Ask any seasoned actor when taking on a new role, the…

Learning to trust myself, my intuition, my innate knowingness… this has been and continues to be a life long journey for me.  I have clear beautiful moments of “YES! That is it!”. And as quickly as that moment comes the questioning follows in behind.  Better check every single amazon review. Google search here I come. Best…

Theodore Roosevelt once said “comparison is the thief of joy.”  Talk about speaking deep truth.  Nothing shrinks my bubble and sends me spiralling into shame faster than comparison.  And the most direct path I’ve found out of shame and back to joy is gratitude.  The practice of speaking my shame out loud to another and consciously…

We have been taught to believe that to know and embody our innate self worth and value is to be conceited, selfish or boastful. We have learned that our value is not something we find within ourselves but that which is provided by and reinforced for us by others.  In grades, performance scores, “likes” on…

Culturally, the concept of complete self-sufficiency and reliability in all manner of being has become the paramount indicator of success. We have come to falsely idolize “the lone wolf” mentality, made to believe that to ask for help or need the support of others is the ultimate sign of weakness and that our ability to “go…

One of my daughters’ all time favorite phrases, “You can’t control me mom!”  To which my brain defaults, “Like hell I can’t, you just watch me!”  But then I take a deep breath and swallow the brutal truth… She’s right. Nativaging the realm of what we can and cannot control is challenging, blurry and often…

Imagine you are faced with a choice between two different bodies of water. One is cloudy and murky, making it impossible to see the bottom or what might be lurking beneath the surface.  The other is crystal clear, the outline of every surface, stone and shell visible and easily seen.  Which body of water do you…

Take a minute right now and think of the number one chore you really hate doing or seem to never be able to stay on top of…  Got it? Good. For me, now full disclosure and remember this is a judgement free zone, it’s cleaning the shower.  I HATE cleaning shower!  So you know what…

With tears streaming down my face, here is how the conversation went… Me: I’m terrified to go. Them: Do you know why you are going?  Me: Because I know I need to, for me, for my own healing. I know deep down I need to face it. I need to get myself into my own…

As I finished packing my things this morning, making sure I had everything with me I would need for the presentation I was getting ready to go give, it suddenly washed over me. The hot, anxious, nervous, sick feeling of anticipation I always get leading up to an event or experience shrouded in uncertainty.  Speaking…