I often talk about “loving ourselves up” through life. We know we have healthy self-esteem when we’re able to love ourselves up every time we make mistakes, aren’t good at something or do things that we regret. We don’t turn on ourselves. We don’t collapse into...
We've been waiting all winter for today, and it's finally here!Spring has arrived, and as we're aware that many of you are traveling for spring break, we've got a shortened blog today. Please enjoy this YouTube video on the nature of love. Is Love a Feeling? A...
When we surrender to something, we let go of trying to control the uncontrollable. We stop trying to force and coerce other people, ourselves or life itself to show up according to our preferences and projections. We make an inward turn, towards “working-with,”...
One of the symptoms of being raised in a domination culture is the disconnection we experience from our inner wisdom, our authentic selves and our relationship instincts. In his latest book, The Myth of Normal, Gabor Mate talks about how, following the instructions...
Healthy relationships are all about finding ways to be both empathic and boundaried, connected to ourselves and connected to others. It's a fine balance. I don’t abandon myself by putting others on pedestals, nor do I abandon others by putting myself above them. ...