Go further than you think you can, but not so far you can’t go on
Lessons in running and writing
What remains when we leave: On words as waste matter
“Don’t worry about posterity, what will survive of us is love.” Philip Larkin
Words of Wonder: Realigning with inspiration and motivation to keep going
"In knowing who you are and writing from it, you will help the world by giving it understanding." Natalie Goldberg
The gift of vulnerability: Opening the door for others to be real and for us all to get free
The healing power of mutual confession
Words of Wonder: On finding hope in the dark, sharing what helps, and healing the hurts
"I've been on a journey, and that must involve change, or what's the point of going on the journey at all?" - Nick Cave
On tattoos, ancestral healing, love, loss and being a lamp unto ourselves
What we inherit and how we continue
I don’t need you to tell me I’m good: On rejection and validation
Choosing self-empowerment over projected diminishment
Words of Wonder: Resting into the nature of experience & giving up the fight
Enough is enough, and that's okay - how much more satisfying life can be when we accept the fact over fabricated conflict
On reclaiming my power
Post-retreat thoughts on taking back my power. Or, in the words of The Doors: “The time to hesitate is through. No time to wallow in the mire.”
The ache in my bones
On giving up the fight to control the uncontrollable