A few weeks ago, I wrote an article challenging men to take a more active role in helping prevent sexual harassment and violence. In it, I shared a story of a friend’s frightening experience, referenced CDC statistics that indicate that half or more of all women have experienced sexual violence…

Once, a few years ago, I dreamed that a friend came to me with an unusual request: she wanted me to help her break into a museum and steal a statue of the Goddess. There was mischief and excitement in her eyes, and I knew I had to say yes…

The divine lives inside of us all. We just have to look for it. — Ever since I learned of the existence of a female form of God, I’ve dreamed of taking a pilgrimage to places where evidence of her had been found. I imagined what it might feel like to stand in the presence of the 35,000-year-old Woman of Willendorf or to roam the…

There’s an old, old story from ancient Rome — perhaps it sounds familiar to you. In it, a prominent young man, whom some call a God, tragically dies in the spring. His mother mourns him bitterly, as do his followers. …

The winter solstice marks the beginning of our journey back to light — Historically, winter has always been my least favorite season. The cold weather, gray skies, and nightfall that arrives painfully early used to make this time of year feel not only interminably long but, frankly, depressing. …

An introduction to the wisdom of the sacred feminine — Years ago, not long after the birth of my second child, I had what felt like a divinely inspired epiphany. Even though I had no proof, I knew that somewhere in our past, we humans must have once known and honored a female aspect of God. I’m still not sure…

A woman in touch with her sacred nature is a force to be reckoned with — I was four months pregnant with my second child, sitting alone in a sea of other people at a women’s business conference, when my entire life changed in an instant. My objectives that day were simple and clear: I was there to network and win new corporate clients for the…

Becoming a mother can be beautiful. It can also be miserable. — The journey to motherhood can be one of the most profoundly sacred experiences a woman can have. It can also be painful, jarring and incredibly lonely. I should know, because I’ve experienced all of it. I was just shy of my 36th birthday when my daughter was born. Her birth…

Finding my creative voice meant walking away from the company I founded — Our oldest myths hold a secret about creativity: It’s a gift from the gods themselves. Or rather, the Goddess, as more often than not, divine inspiration is said to flow directly from a head honcho who’s a She. For example, the Yoga Tantra tradition offers us Shakti, whose name is…