Raised as an evangelical Christian, I struggled through childhood with limiting beliefs, judgment, and a complicated relationship with my father. As I sought healing, I decided to try hypnosis, asking the therapist to take me to the beginning of my challenges with him. I expected some repressed memory from childhood. Instead, I found myself experiencing […]
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Everything in life is practice. We feel drawn to repeat certain patterns and behaviors—some helpful, some harmful—and throughout the course of a life, we become quite proficient. Most of us are remarkably disciplined. The question is whether we’re practicing what we actually wish to become. This is where intentionality becomes extraordinarily helpful. Notice where your
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I’ve been doing this work for nearly thirty-five years, and one of the most beautiful things I’ve discovered is that most souls respond well when truth is offered with compassion. They listen, reflect, and do the work required to step more fully into their power. It is deeply fulfilling to witness someone grow and change
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When I first began consciously clearing old wounds, I discovered a small one that added surprising frustration to my days. My earliest childhood programming included deep embarrassment around being late, so I became punctual, prepared, and reliable. In my late twenties, I met and eventually married my sweetie, who carried no such concern. He was
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There is a quiet power that awakens when we begin to take ownership of our experience. Ownership is an act of love. It is the moment we gather our scattered energy, return to our center, and recognize that all healing comes from within. Blame keeps the wound alive. Ownership opens the door. It invites us
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Illness can serve as a powerful aspect of spiritual growth and enlightenment. It often sets in motion the need for self-care, surrender, or allowing others to support us in meaningful ways. At times, spiritual imbalance or unhealed wounds carried from other lifetimes may express themselves through pain or symptoms that seem difficult to explain through
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Each lifetime has something different to offer. In some, we are tested by fire and discover the incredible depth of our resilience and courage. In others, we are offered a respite from heavy challenges and given time to enjoy the planet and its magic. All paths are perfect. By the time we have completed our
When we purchased our home in 2015, I was delighted to discover a few young Jacaranda trees growing in the front yard. Year after year, I watched them struggle. They survived, but they did not seem to flourish. My lack of gardening wisdom likely played a part. Eventually, I spent some time learning about them
Every experience that moves through your life arrives carrying a gift. Some come wrapped in delight, others in challenge, yet each one holds the same quiet invitation: expand, awaken, become. This physical world is not something happening to you. It is a living canvas, and you are both the artist and the art. With every
At the end of 2010, everything unraveled. I left my dream home in the mountains near Yosemite. I was part owner of a metaphysical store and held space in an office where I taught, healed, and practiced hypnotherapy. When the housing market collapsed, the house lost value. Credit disappeared. Bankruptcy followed. From the outside, it
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