Insights & Tools for Healing

Experiencing early trauma can disrupt our ability to cultivate healthy, fulfilling relationships. We might struggle to trust others or...

Whether you realize it or not, you’re likely already familiar with the central tenet of IFS: parts. Ever felt like part of you wanted to...

Chances are, you probably enjoy listening to music in your day-to-day life. But what if it could actually repair your nervous system and...

We often think of trauma as a mental or emotional experience. While it certainly has lasting effects on our inner world, it’s important...

When you hear the word “therapy,” you might think of a stark, clinical space where your practitioner asks you about your emotions,...

If you experience chronic pain, you know how debilitating it can be. It’s especially frustrating when doctors, healthcare providers, and...

They say that change is the only constant – and I can’t begin to tell you how that resonates with me. Life’s journey has led me through...

Have you ever found yourself thinking or feeling something like... A part of me knows I should get up and exercise, but another part of...

Did you know that 80% of your body’s signals are sent to the brain from the body, while only 20% travel from the brain to the body?...

Questions are powerful tools. When we ask ourselves the right questions, we can unlock an entirely new pathway on our journey to...

"Pull over to the side of your journey and love how far you've come." — Danielle LaPorte I’m writing this post on a flight to Atlanta,...

Notice how the ebbing and flowing of your breath is mirrored in a day of your life. As day flows into night and night flows into day …...

In some posts I share things that are going on for me personally, because I feel it’s so important to let you see that we’re all on this...

February often lends itself to thinking about relationships – ones we have, ones we’ve lost, ones that have perhaps broken us, ones that...

Twice in my adult life I can recall losing my temper, or perhaps more aptly “losing my shit.” Both times, my normal state of levelheaded...

In just a few days, we’ll say goodbye to 2022 and welcome in a brand new year – one full of possibilities, challenges, and new...

The holidays can bring up different feelings for everyone, every year. Excitement and uneasiness, gratitude and sorrow, certainty and...

Sometimes things happen in life that we don't plan or expect. Even though I know this, when something unexpected happens, it can still...

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I haven’t posted since June. It's now the beginning of November, the leaves are changing colors, I've...

Years ago, I read a quote that went something like this, "The degree to which we have the courage to face the truth of what we feel is the same degree to which we find healing." I don't recall the exact words or even where I read them, but I have never forgotten the idea behind this passage and have found it to be true in my life over and over again. In my experience, having the courage to face the truth of what I feel always requires the presence of kindness — kindness towar