A Better Way to Parent

A Better Way to Parent

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...
2 Keys to Enjoying People as They Are

2 Keys to Enjoying People as They Are

I spent my middle-school years in a tiny town in the northern part of South Africa in the early 1980s, and my very favorite memories from that time in my life involved going to the game parks. Game watching was serious business. We’d get up early in the morning with...
The Messy Side of Healing

The Messy Side of Healing

I am all about the self-healing and self-loving journey. As a teenager, when my mother would pick me up from school in Los Angeles, she’d be listening to a call-in radio show where marriage and family therapist John Jolliffe helped people with their problems on his...

Share the Emotional Load

When you were younger, were you ever sent to your rooms with instructions to “pull yourself together” and to come back out “when you’re in a better mood” – or some version of that event? I was. Did you somehow pick up the message...