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Is the unknown a place to be feared? Or does it contain everything we need? A dozen years ago, I interviewed a young mother with stage 4 melanoma about the nature of wellbeing. She had discovered her cancer during the birth of her first child,…

A mourning dove coos on the shimmering ridgetop above me. Down here, I’m descending a narrow trail in a cocoon of shade cut into a steep slope through a grove of redwoods. It’s still and cave- quiet, and I feel attuned to the life around…

In a recent session with my coach, I gained a fresh understanding of the importance of curiosity and the value of not having answers. The story went something like this. I told my coach about a recent session with one of my clients – a…

Don’t let fear trick you into taking actions that don’t serve you… There are few things that can infect another person faster than a highly contagious virus, but fear tops them all. A recent experience illustrates the power of thought to trick people into misguided…

This series is inspired by the many people I’ve met or witnessed who are imprisoned by their fears around COVID-19. While fear is a part of being alive, it doesn’t have to be the dominant experience of our lives and the world around us. We…

No inner voices, lost and broken pieces, only me This is the first, wildest and wisest thing I know, that the soul exists, and that it is built entirely out of attentiveness. —Mary Oliver “Do you think you’re broken?” Her question hits me like a…