Speak Up, Love.
Let's break out of our shell, take off any masks, and as naked and bare as we may feel, let's show our essence, let's speak our truth.
The Day I Turned from a Victim into a Survivor.
I’ve been married since, and have been grateful enough to find husbands who understand that my legs can’t be pinned down.
The Prison of Helping.
I mistook saving for partnership. I let 'I want you' be just as good as 'I love you', and I tried to fill in all the gaps with good effort.
Kali Yuga and the Dark Medicine of the New Moon.
When we willingly meet our shadow and offer it compassion, it no longer has the power to cause harm, and instead becomes another part of the whole. The concept of oneness that we are taught through plant medicine, Yoga and other spiritual practices becomes embodied wisdom, sunk deep into our ...
Temptation of the Priestess: Lusting for the Most Holy Devil.
Here, in the realm of fallen angels, I am accepted into your warm arms as a freak and heathen, and you are permitted entry into the temple of my body as the Holy Shadow.
Yes, I Know It Hurts: a Universe Full of Turbulent Hearts.
Yes, I know it hurts. But I want to tell you that I will be the button you press when life is falling over you and you just need to press an emergency button to release the thick of it.
Separation Consciousness: the Disease We All Have.
Once you've identified this place of separation, begin to think about the mindset you have around this idea. For me, I am guilty of assuming that any mistreatment I experience in a store, for example, is due to my race, as opposed to an employee having a bad day or another reason completely ...
On Being Forced to Master the Mythical Demon of Fear.
Why has fear become so present in my world? Fear of dying, fear of cancer, fear of seeming inauthentic, fear of offending someone, fear of writing something unoriginal -- which leads to not writing at all, fear of fucking up my kids, fear of not loving good enough, fear of isolating myself, ...
Defend the Sacred.
Indeed, 'Defend the Sacred' has become a popular theme of the water protectors’ movement. The water protectors are telling the 1% by putting their bodies on the line that business as usual will no longer be accepted, that they can no longer mess with what they should not.
Dear Coyote: a Love Letter to All the Wild-Haired Wanderers.
My father was amazing. Sometimes, he took up all of the space in the room with his laughter, his fiery soul, his protection and honor of women. So, when you are lucky enough to have experienced that, it is difficult not to feel anger at the general lapse of chivalry in society.