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The bravest thing I’ve ever done.
I've done a lot of courageous things in my life. Giving birth (at home, unmedicated, multiple times), changing careers, homeschooling, and getting divorced rank up there among some of my bravest decisions.But perhaps my most courageous choice was the one I made when I...
Learn to Channel
Hello beautiful soul! This Wednesday marked the 9 year anniversary of my mother, Joanie's, passing. For more than a year after Joanie passed, she would send a bright red male cardinal to my son's bedroom window every day. I had no bird feeders in the yard at that...
Give yourself permission to be tardy.
You might be inclined to think that you are looking at a handful of vegetables. But what you are seeing is much more than that. The photo above is the reason my son was tardy to school last week. We were ready to leave the house on time until we realized that one...
Homework
If you read my blog post from last week, you know that I recently gave an interesting homework assignment to my masterclass participants. Here was the assignment: Find your special tree and go commune with her. Talk to her, ask her questions, listen to her spirit...
Hand Made Signs
This sweet little hand-made sign hangs on my bedroom door. My kids made it for me more than 7 years ago when my channeling business started growing.Here's how it works: Facing out means do not interrupt because I am in session with a client. Facing inward means they...
Long Exhale
I made a really big decision last month. I decided, after a fulfilling 20+ year clinical career, to release my title as a licensed certified speech-language pathologist. I did not make this decision in haste. I've been pondering it since I left my last hospital job...
Presence at the Bedside
Recently I had to say a painful earthly goodbye to one of my dearest uncles. He passed shortly after Thanksgiving, after spending 9 challenging days in the hospital ICU. It was the first Thanksgiving meal he did not celebrate at my home since becoming a Florida...
Our Soft Bodies
I recently took two of my dogs to the vet. One was sick, the other was for a follow-up. I noticed that my mind was pretty activated with concerning thoughts leading up to the visit. My mind created worries like: "What if there are other dogs in the waiting room and I...
As the leaves change, so do we
Fall is here! How fortunate we are to cycle with our precious Mother Earth in this profoundly beautiful time of year. I could not resist the opportunity to travel north twice in the past three weeks to be with my tree, animal, and human friends. Have you hugged a tree...
Mother nature is so good to us
There are no more mangoes on the tree in my backyard. I ate most of them myself, shared some with the squirrels, birds, and raccoons, and gave a few to some of my favorite humans. I miss my mangoes. So imagine my delight when I noticed a few huge juicy mangoes...