On this Cancer New Moon, I’ve been reflecting on what it means to care deeply while staying with ourselves. One thing I’ve been sitting with lately is what happens in us when we hear about someone else’s tragedy or loss. So often, without even realizing it, we begin to imagine what they must be feeling. …
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On Grief and the Nervous System
One theme I keep returning to in my work is the relationship between grief, trauma, and the nervous system. Grief is not only an emotional experience. It lives in the body. It can affect our breath, sleep, digestion, energy, sense of safety, and our ability to connect with others. Loss can shake the very ground …
Through Grief to Love: A journey home to ourselves
Full Moon Blessings dear friends, For so much of my life, love felt like something outside of me—something to be earned, something I had to perfect myself to receive. My teenage years were steeped in self-rejection, tangled in eating disorders, self-loathing, and an ache for belonging. As a highly sensitive being, the world often felt …