Category: Illuminations
Is This An Awakening?
I was curled up into myself like a leaf. My whole body hurt, and my brain felt like a helicopter that couldn’t land. It was the very beginning of spring and I felt hopeless. I had been diagnosed with Lyme disease the previous fall and had spent the whole winter trying, unsuccessfully, to heal….
There Is Another World
Just beyond our struggles, there is another world, one where peace and solace prevail. In this world, all endings are beginnings, spring comes after winter and no catastrophe ever goes unhealed. This wider world is not a part of our world— we are a part of it. The wider world called nature is a place you…
The Amphibious In-between
Navigating the world as a sensitive person can be an overwhelming experience. Add in the rigors of living through an ongoing global pandemic and it can feel like you’re jammed in overload. On an almost daily basis, especially when I’m trying hard to keep my life running as normal, I have moments when I…
Who I Talk To When Things are Hard
I still vividly remember the first time I spoke out loud to the moon. I was twenty years old and dealing with life-altering chronic pain. I didn’t have anyone in my life I could talk to about how much I was suffering. Doctors didn’t understand why I was hurting and my carefree college peers…
Three Practices To Reclaim Your Power
For a long time, I didn’t know what it felt like to be in my power. I had gotten so used to giving it away, I honestly couldn’t have recognized it. Whether it was stuffing my needs down for the sake of my relationships, pushing ahead with projects even though my body said no,…
The Earth Needs Your Power
Right now we are entering an era of real power. Not corporate power or oil power, but the power of something that is much older and much more potent. In a time when we hear news from every corner of the globe, it’s easy to see the hurts of the world and feel powerless….
Why I Believe
Since time immemorial this season has asked us to believe. As the days whittle down to their shortest points in the Northern hemisphere, belief is the fuel that burns the brightest, keeping the heart alight while we wait for the return of the light. The Winter Solstice was the most important yearly earth event…
Why Vaginal Health Issues Manifest
I spent years of my life struggling with mysteriously unsolvable vaginal health issues. First, it was chronic yeast infections. No matter what prescription I used, whether it was given to me by my gynecologist or a clinical herbalist, the infections never seemed to get better. Then, it was a chronic pain condition call vulvodynia. At…
