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10 Ways to Practice Self-Love
“How you love ourself is how you teach others to love you.” -Rupi Kaur According to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, self-love is “a state of appreciation for oneself that grows from actions that support your physical, psychological and spiritual growth. Self-love means having a high regard for your own well-being and happiness. Self-love means taking care of your own needs and not sacrificing your well-being to please others. Self-love means not settling for less than you deserve.” Self-love is an idea that’s bandied about a lot these days. It shows up in so many shallow, unfortunate, and wrong ways. In advertising, entitlement, selfishness, excuses…none of these things are…
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Choosing A Word Of The Year
“The words you speak become the house you live in.” -Hafiz Welcome to a new year! You made it! You survived! Or thrived! But most importantly, you’re here – still standing, and maybe even feeling some lightness and positivity stirring. Turning the page on another year is a natural time of reflection, celebration, and looking with optimism and hope to the year ahead. It’s perfect for thinking about how we want to show up in the world, who we want to be, and how we want to feel and be of service. Today I want to talk about something I’ve done the last few years that’s made a huge difference…
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Shadow Work 101
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” -Carl Jung Let’s Start With a Metaphor, Shall We? Have you ever done an embroidery project? If not, I’m sure most of us have at least seen one. On the front is a beautiful display of color and pattern. But if you turn the embroidery over, you’ll most likely find a big ol’ mess. Embroidery is the metaphor British writer and speaker, Alan Watts, used to describe the Jungian concept of the shadow self. We love to present all of our wonderful qualities to the world, while hiding our “mess” away conveniently in…
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Navigating Liminal Space
“Honor the space between no longer and not yet.” – Nancy Levin Ah, the liminal space. That place between where you’ve been and where you’re going. Where you’re not who you were, but you’re not yet who you’re becoming. Yeah. Super fun. Father Richard Rohr described liminal space perfectly in his newsletter recently: “Liminal space is an inner state and sometimes an outer situation where we can begin to think and act in new ways. It is where we are betwixt and between, having left one room or stage of life but not yet entered the next. We usually enter liminal space when our former way of being is challenged…
