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My Anonymous Dad, My Competitive Fundraising, and 300 Flying Cats and Dogs
Me and Lynne Twist, co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance. Hello Beautiful Soul! One of the many wonderful character traits my father possessed was generosity. And he insisted on maintaining his anonymity about it. Always. The man was basically a philanthropic ninja. In high school, I served as the community service coordinator for my yearbook staff. One year, I wanted to adopt a handful of families for the holidays to make sure they had the gifts on their wish lists that they couldn't...
Let me introduce you…
Me and Kate with Muktananda at my birthday celebration 2023 Hello beautiful soul! Every once in a while, someone enters our lives and changes the trajectory of who we become.In 2019, I was receiving a facial from my dear friend and amazing esthetician, Kate. As she tended to my skin, she chatted with me about her new business coach. She explained how he was helping her clarify her vision, reorganize her business, and clear out any stagnant energy to make room for more abundance."Hmmm," I...
Thank You, Pacha
I've been unusually quiet these past couple of weeks. Some of you have noticed, reached out, and even brought me food and hugs.Thank you so much for that. The truth is, my family had to say goodbye to a very cherished member:Our beloved dog, Pacha. Part of me doesn't believe the words I'm writing because just a week before her diagnosis, Pacha was healthy, strong, athletic, joyful, and completely convinced that every day was hers to claim. If you came to our house, you were immediately...
Today is a Sacred Day
Me and Joanie at her tea party birthday. Hello beautiful soul! Today marks exactly 13 years since my mother, Joanie, left her body.Each morning I prepare my breakfast in front of the same kitchen windowthat she spent decades preparing hers.She meticulously washed and dried each berry before it passed herinspection and was placed intentionally on top of her cereal.My own breakfast preparations are far less intentional.She would look out the kitchen window at the plants and wildlife just as I...
After A Whole Year, We Finally Made It!
Falkor (white dog) and Rocket together at last Hello Beautiful Soul! When I adopted Falkor 2 years ago, I knew we would need to make a slow and deliberate introduction. My eldest dog, Rocket, does not make friends easily. He’s insecure, highly reactive, and has arthritis. For over a year, I had to keep the males separate from one another. The times they were together would sometimes end poorly. This created a lot of fear and anxiety within me. So, I enlisted the support of a...
I’m Not Who I Used to Be
Hello Beautiful Soul! It has been five months since I moved backinto my childhood home.Living here fills me with joy every day.Most days, I still have a hard time believingthat I live here.The home looks completely different,thanks to 7 months of renovations.And the home feels completely different,thanks to 3+ decades of my own internalphysical, emotional, spiritual, mental, and energetic renovations.I am not the child that grew up here.I am the whole, integrated, healthy adult that I...
How I Got Nudged Out of My First Career
Hello beautiful soul! My career as a medical Speech-Language Pathologistspanned more than two decades. It was enormously rewarding. I worked in every clinical setting and preferred the high-stress, fast-paced, high-stakes positions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Pediatric/Adolescent Intensive Care Units. It was thrilling for me to work alongside other clinically competent, patient-centered professionals who took pride in their work integrity. I was a great...
I’ll Never Stop Grieving
Hello beautiful soul! I really, really, really miss my dear Dad.It has been almost two years since his passing and the void is constant. You might be thinking,“Why don’t you just channel him?”I do. And I still miss him with every cell in my body. Channeling doesn’t take away the pain of missing someone you love.But it does create opportunities for healingand forging a different kind of connection. I am enjoying this new relationship with my Dad,even through my tears of grief. We talk every...
What Would You Channel If You Could Channel Anything?
Hello beautiful soul! In my many thousands of hours channeling for clients, I have learned that pretty much anything can be channeled.Anything. A plant. A sidewalk.Worms.A best friend.The sun.A favorite tree.Ancestors.Children.A boulder.Parents.Soil.A mountain.A house.There is divine wisdom within us.And in all beings and elements surrounding us.Even in the earth’s materials we use to create.Can you imagine for a momentWhat your house might say if you invited its wisdom?A few years ago, a...
“Stephanie, I want you in my back pocket!”
Hello beautiful soul! I’d been channeling for *Jasmine for almost a year when she blurted these words to me at the end of one of our sessions.“Stephanie, I want you in my back pocket!I wish I could carry a mini version of you around with meand have you channel for me whenever I need it.”I was totally flattered.And also, I knew how she felt.I have had people in my life whose skills are so useful to methat I’d imagined using one of those cartoon ray gunsto shrink them down to purse size.I...