Things were good in my life when I came across the Ancestral Healing Practitioner Training run by Ancestral Medicine. I had a lovely office I shared with kind and thoughtful psychologists. It was in an old Colonial building with high ceilings and wood floors. We worked together as an unofficial co-working space, sharing the costs […]
What Can Stop You from Being Present
If you’d asked me how I felt when I was in my early 20s I would’ve likely made it up. I was so disoriented that I was frozen and afraid to express myself. It wasn’t easy or natural for me to talk openly or freely about how I felt and share my feelings. There were […]
What I Hope for Her Now She Has Passed
It was close to midnight. I was jet-lagged, groggy with a scratchy throat and runny nose. I eased off the pressure and slowed my stokes on her swollen legs and said, “Ok Maria, I’ll stop here. I better get some rest.” “I want you to continue!” She said brows furrowed, olive green eyes resolute, in […]
The Long and Winding Road to Empowerment
It was the year I chose the word Empowerment as my Word of the Year. Sleeves rolled up, I was all set for a year of accomplishments. In the Beginning Posting regularly on my blog, I was happy at the prospect of building a portfolio that would help me get published in magazines or gather […]