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Do you have a little one inside you? Does she feel scared, lonely, or worried even though things are generally ok? Tomorrow is my birthday, so I’m remembering being that little one… so dependent in all ways. How can we give ourselves what we needed most, and did not get enough of? This spring I shared Spark Story at […]

Heading to Seattle’s 23rd Women of Wisdom conference to offer 2 workshops. Info is below. So excited to support women in deep voice work:  listening and opening our voices! Please join us! Here are 3 events coming up where you can share your beautiful, true Voice 🙂 Open our Voices NOW ~ The Power of […]

I’m called to work with girls and women of all ages, because I believe the world needs our gifts, skills and feminine ways, to show up in full capacity. I’m especially passionate about girls on the verge of their teens. Why? Because I was SO lost at that age. I lived in front of the TV […]

As the cold and rains came in November, I decided to begin writing another book. As much as I’d like to write a fantasy novel for the Twins of Tessar series, or complete the one I wrote during #NaNoWriMo in 2009, another story calls. This tale is a map to the many doors that have […]

Today is about love, leaps and learning. It’s not been easy to maneuver around my Good Girl and other parts of me who carry shame about my big, brassy, diva voice. In this video, I see I’ve learned to love my voice and can share it widely, in the service of something bigger than me. […]

Here’s a letter to myself, circa age 14. Great exercise, an act of compassion to feed all of you. Thanks to this gorgeous annual blog project, Teen Week: Words That Heal, for the inspiration to speak out about body image, sexuality, and self-esteem in our teen years. What would you say to your teen self?

It’s spring. Time to shed the old to make way for new growth. Reminds me of this Scandinavian story told by dear friend and master storyteller Daniel Deardorff. Notice that nobody killed this dragon. Instead, a shining price emerged after shedding those layers. The day after I heard this story, I couldn’t get the image […]

I’ve just come off a 3-day slump in which I faced down the fear monster. Again. Fear is one of the joys of making a major life transition, especially in midlife, when we have more to lose. Fear of the unknown. Of criticism. Of risk. It can honestly feel like you’re on the road to Mordor. Black […]

Tomorrow, December 24, 2011 is Christmas Eve as well as the new moon. BAM! Double the symbolic power for newness: birth, nativity, newborns, new dreams and creations. And New Years coming up. Have you ever done a New Moon manifestation ritual? It’s a new one for me. I plan to make room amongst the holiday madness […]

Ok, first let’s agree. Each of us has both masculine and feminine qualities, right? Masculine: Dominant. Outward. Concrete. Competitive. Wanting success. Values Self. Feminine: Receptive. Wants to be loved and to belong. To connect. Values Others. We’re in a shift, globally and individually. It’s time to find the sacred balance, or marriage, of these energies. […]