Published inAge of Empathy·PinnedMember-onlyAnorexia Swallowed Me Whole Before I’d Even Learned Its NameIt would try to destroy me for nearly a decade — It was a profoundly sobering moment, and one I will never forget. It’s as clear in my heart and mind as if it happened this very afternoon. It was the terrible moment I heard that Karen Carpenter, brilliantly gifted singer and drummer, was dead at 32 years old. After years…This Happened To Me11 min readThis Happened To Me11 min read
Published inAge of Empathy·PinnedMember-onlyBefore My Son Killed a ManA painful remembering of innocence lost — Before my son killed a man, I could love him without feeling guilty for it. I could worry about him without feeling like I had no right to care. I could be his mother without wearing the heavy cloak of shame and accusation that others draped around my shoulders. Before…Memoir11 min readMemoir11 min read
Published inHope * Healing * Humour·PinnedMember-onlyA Reading: A Spirit Gives His Husband Permission to Move OnLife has to go on — At the beginning of every session, I always asked clients not to give me any information during the reading, other than to answer my questions with, “Yes,” “No,” or “I don’t know,” and if I asked a question that required anything more, I wanted only the briefest answer possible. Not…Ghosts6 min readGhosts6 min read
Published inThe Taoist Online·PinnedMember-onlyLove Transcends: A Wife Reaches Out for Forgiveness From Beyond the GraveA journey of guilt, grace and healing — At the beginning of every session, I always asked clients not to give me any information during the reading, other than to answer my questions with, “Yes,” “No,” or “I don’t know,” and if I asked a question that required anything more, I wanted only the briefest answer possible. Not…This Happened To Me9 min readThis Happened To Me9 min read
Published inAge of Empathy·PinnedMember-onlyI Let Go of My Fears About Money and It Flowed Into My LifeMoney and I avoided each other until I confronted my darkest shadows — As far back as I can remember, I never gave money a lot of thought. I was too busy trying to survive the abuse of childhood and the fallout it created after I grew up. I was more concerned with avoiding numerous landmines — or cleaning up after them. I…Nonfiction12 min readNonfiction12 min read
Published inHope * Healing * Humour·3 days agoMember-onlyDo You Struggle With Loneliness? Maybe This’ll Help.Sometimes we try to fight it in ways that aren’t so helpful after all — Hello, hello, my beloved Pub Family and other “Mediumites!” I just can’t help it. That word always pops up when I think of our beautiful Medium community. Hm. What else could we be? Mediumonians? Medionians? Mediarians? Medians? 🤣 Or for some of us, (at least for THIS kid) actual Mediums…Hope Healing Humour11 min readHope Healing Humour11 min read
Published inHope * Healing * Humour·Mar 18, 2024Member-onlyPub Crawl Tomorrow (March 19/24)! Visit Hope, Healing and Humour!Are ya comin’?? — Howdy! (Spoken like a true Calgarian) How are you, my beloved Pub Family? And other beautiful souls from Medium? Just a quick note for today as I’m swamped … 🤦🏻♀️😵💫 Is it🍷 o’clock yet??! For Witchy, it’s all about the dang tequila … but she doesn’t understand about alcohol …Hope Healing And Humour4 min readHope Healing And Humour4 min read
Published inHope * Healing * Humour·Mar 12, 2024Member-onlyThe Truth About Appreciation: Why Don’t Some People Like It?Closely related to gratitude, isn’t it a good thing? — “Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.” — Oprah Winfrey Hello, my beloved Pub Family, and everyone else on Medium who stops in for a little visit. Kick off your shoes. Get comfy. Stay a while and tell us in the comments what’s on your…Appreciation11 min readAppreciation11 min read
Published inHope * Healing * Humour·Mar 6, 2024Member-onlyWhy We Repeat Difficult Lessons. Again. And Again. And Again.I’m pretty sure I’m not alone … — “Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.” — Vernon Law Hello, my beloved Pub Family! How are you? What’s happening in your world? Let us know how we can support you by dropping into the comments and saying you need…Life Lessons11 min readLife Lessons11 min read
Published inHope * Healing * Humour·Mar 3, 2024Member-onlyWitchy Announces the Winner of February’s Contest!Oooo!! Who was it? — “Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.” — Eddy Cue Listen to Witchy and Liberty’s story here (or read below): This was one of those Saturday mornings in which I did not want to get up. Buried under a thick duvet…Contest8 min readContest8 min read