What the Fuck? is my new favorite practice.

I’ve still got nothing but love for my sweeter, gentler practices that focus on mindfulness, compassion, gratitude and love.

However lately I find myself relying more heavily on practices that release frustration, irritation, disbelief and of course, anger out of my nervous system and body.

Tantrums are a sure fire way to move stuck energy out of the body. Babies and children know how to do this until they are blocked by adults. Animals do this naturally as well - full body shaking after a frightening event.
Check this video here where I explain more fully and demonstrate.

Ok, deep breath. This whole lock-down thing is getting pretty old right about now. I’m over it. I want to just fucking walk into a coffee shop, smile at a barista and scarf down a chocolate chip cookie, without worrying about anything more than the cookie’s calorie count.

Is that too much to freakin’ ask?

Screams the frustrated and angry teenage part of me.

I feel like our world is changing like that right now - sudden, dramatic shifts are happening all around and more truths are coming into clear and stark relief.

With the shit hitting the fan the way it has been, people’s true natures are becoming more and more obvious.

What do you need now, right in this moment to feel safe and loved?

Can you find that centered, courageous part of yourself?

I have been on a roller coaster of emotions myself - working through all sorts of emotional and mental swampiness.

And I have given up SO MUCH SHIT that used to weigh me down. I have truly become lighter using the tools that I share here, in my book and with my clients. My head feels lighter because the overbearing, critical, judgemental voices have quieted down by about 90%.

There is within human nature an amazing potential for goodness.

- MLK

I did not make any resolutions this year. But I did take time to “take stock,” so to speak. I spent time examining and writing about myself with the goal of celebrating my own accomplishments and awesomeness, acknowledging my failures in order to see where and how I can expand further into integrity, compassion and confidence, and clarifying my goals.

What do you call your yoni? (And for my men friends - what do you call this part of a woman?) Or do you not call it anything - just gesture to it when necessary saying vaguely down there…?

In my book Choose Love: A Simple Path to Healthy, Joyful Relationships I have a chapter called “Presence with Parents and Siblings” in which I discuss how helpful it is to let go of expectations and “shoulds” in these close relationships.

What do you do if your partner doesn’t love you the way you want to be loved? Do you settle for the love that they offer or do you turn it down with the hope of finding someone else?