Dancing for Depression

While I dance I cannot judge,I cannot hate,I cannot separate myself from life.I can only be joyful and whole.That is why I dance. —Hans Bos Recently I’ve been deriving great joy from taking Lindy Hop dancing lessons and attending my IFS colleague Nico...

Academy of Therapy Wisdom SPOTLIGHT

I’m a bit late on sharing this as I’ve been moving half speed this winter, but I was so pleased to have my artwork featured in the December issue of the Academy of Therapy Wisdom’s Wise Therapy Spotlight, alongside some beautiful reflections and...

Being Present with What Is

Being present with WHAT IS is definitely the first place to start, the main place to start. The place where we forget to be most of the time. But it’s also good to go to what WANTS TO BE, what’s wanting to be born, what’s wanting to emerge. And called by this, being...

On Healing and Grief

More and more I think my job as a “coach,” as someone who accompanies others in their processes, is that of a birth and death doula. It’s often about witnessing and being with someone in their grief so that those feelings don’t get...

In defense of complaint

We may get caught in complaint, but when we do, it’s because something in us is unresolved, and the best tonic for this is validation and compassion, not pressing ourselves to look on the bright side or to set aside complaint. We live in a culture that often insists...

En defensa de quejarse

Puede que nos quedemos atorades en quejarnos de las cosas, pero cuando es así, es porque algo en nosotres no ha encontrado resolución, y el mejor bálsamo para esto es la validación y la compasión, no obligarnos a ver el lado positivo de las cosas o dejar de quejarnos....