I find the knowledge of the lotus growing protocol strangely encouraging. It flips the script of trauma, tragedy, despair and feeling a victim of it all to feeling akin to the lotus growth cycle when a certain time under water and in the mud is part of how growth up and out leads to a beautiful bloom.

Gen X women were raised on a steady diet of 'you can have it all' and 'don’t rely on anyone.' And now? Some of us are side-eyeing this whole 'feminine energy' thing like... huh? But maybe softness isn’t weakness. Maybe it’s evolution.

A few months back I experienced a trifecta of rejection. Would I trust the path untraveled and unfamiliar?

Mother’s Day. It’s not always brunch and tulips. Much depends on your regulated nervous system level, the health of your family dynamics and whether your mother is still on this plane or not.

Learning how to consciously choose your own behavior and make decisions about the kind of life you deeply desire begins with identifying what needs to be settled within you. It starts from a place of curiosity. About yourself and then about your family DNA. It turns out we can Indiana Jones our way to healing.

I’m dragging my feet.

I have that feeling of knowing what I need to do and losing my ability to brush it off or push it away any longer.

Questioning what was happening and whether I was losing my mind, I was at the same time curious about what the hell this was and what it could mean.