Category: Explorations and practices
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Boundaries, Intuition and a ritual for Protection
The ability to set clear boundaries, to have boundaries, rightly holds an important place in moving towards a greater sense of wellness and emotional safety in relationships. Somewhat less popular a topic but also important, is the ability to respect the boundaries of others. I have seen many a helpful adage about how to set…
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Reclaiming self-worth, integrating your inner child(ren)
Trigger warning: discussion of abuse culture, and brief reference to the documentary Allan vs Farrow Culturally we are reckoning with abuse culture in a way that has never been so sustained and is moving across demographics that were not previously engaged with anti-violence activism. The push for accountability is needed and long overdue, and yet…
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Elements as Archetypal Guides, Connecting through metaphor and symbol
Most of us already have internal reference points and associations with the elements of Earth, Fire, Air, and Water. Chances are you have some elements that you easily identify with and others that don’t feel like natural allies. In exploring them in depth, we can also consider what resources we naturally call upon, and how…
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Healing Perfectionism
Perfectionism is often viewed as a form of anxiety. Some make connections to procrastination (if I can’t do it perfectly I shouldn’t even bother), missing deadlines (I can’t turn this in until I’m sure that it’s just right), difficulty apologizing and being accountable (I must convince you I didn’t actually make a mistake), and restrictive behaviors…
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Working with Intentions and Themes for a New Year
Happy New Year! BYE 2020. A new beginning, a rebirth, a continuation which still holds the potential for renewal. I don’t exactly believe in New Year’s resolutions, but I do subscribe to setting intentions and themes of evolution for the year ahead. The term resolution seems to put a time stamp of change, making the calendar/Gregorian year…
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Self-Hypnosis
In light of the challenges we’re facing I wanted to share with you a technique for self-hypnosis. Although in some ways we cannot achieve quite the same specificity working on our own as we can in 1:1 sessions, I do find self-hypnosis very nearly as effective and I practice it all the time! The more…
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Ambiguous Loss and Collective Grief
This piece was originally written in three separate newsletters between 3/28/20 and 4/21/2020. I considered editing it to make it a bit more evergreen, but I feel it is am important record of a difficult and important time. Spring of 2020, particularly in my home at the time of Brooklyn, NY was a huge pivot…
Inward Vision 