Tag: self help
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Unearthing Stardust
A reflection on ancient things, a duck, and a grief eleven years unspoken This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure on my Resources page. “We are stardust, we are golden.” — Joni Mitchell Yesterday I was sharpening my small axe when something moved through my hands that didn’t feel like mine alone. As…
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She Came Back
A reflection on abandonment, the inner child, and what the body knows (This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure on my Resources page.) “My body shrank from being an adult into a child, right there in the pool.” I painted her in February 2025. A little girl, maybe seven or eight years old.…
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The Shadow I Couldn’t Stand to See
A reflection on shadow work, the mirror of projection, and a little girl who wasn’t allowed to ask for a glass of water. (This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure on my Resources page.) “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” — Carl Jung The People…
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The Man Who Held Me Up.
A reflection on the first person who ever saw me. (This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure on my Resources page.) “Where no one else looks, love finds a way.” — Unknown A Name I Hadn’t Heard in Thirty Years. I’ve been writing again. Publishing again. Putting the messy, honest, unfinished parts of my…
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The Wound Beneath Everything
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi A reflection on finally letting myself feel what I’ve been carrying. I started this morning with coffee, my cat Nacho curled up warm on my lap, and two journaling guides I’ve been meaning to work through. I didn’t know I was about to…
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Exploring Meditation and Self-Forgiveness: Healing Through Imaginative Reflection
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart.” – Hellen Keller I slept well last night, and sometimes, it feels like winning the lottery to wake up with energy and feel restored and refreshed. I feel even and quiet, like a calm…
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Ego trips.
It’s been more than a year since I’ve written a post for this space. I write extensively in my journal every day so I have plenty to say and share. It’s not for lack of content. It’s fear and pain and my hard-working ego trying to keep me safe from re-experiencing past traumas. I let…
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Connecting with Nature.
“Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen A year ago I sold my gorgeous home in the suburbs to live in an old 1970’s mobile home on a 5-acre plot of land in the mountains. It has been one of the best decisions I…
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Hope in a Pill.
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” –Albert Einstein I started taking Zoloft. My therapist listened to me describe symptoms of what she said sounded like panic attacks: pounding heart, sweaty palms, shallow breathing, a tightness in my chest, feeling completely out of control and…
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