What does it mean to integrate? We are conditioned to reject parts of ourselves that are not productive or seen as lazy because we feel stuck in a cycle that keeps us self loathing and people pleasing. Sound familiar? Western medicine can be pathologizing to behaviors that lie outside the…

Mothers Day has always been difficult for me. I am estranged from my Mother. Over the years I have learned that her rejection is not about me but a reflection of her own failure. I am 48 years old and the wound is still there. I have done everything possible…

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.We ask ourselves Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are…

Self Compassion. It seems such an illusive term. Like most of us, we can give it out but it is difficult to turn it inward. Why is this? What is holding us back? Self compassion is the keystone that holds together any spiritual work, personal recovery or healing. In order…