Is the unknown a place to be feared? Or does it contain everything could ever want? A few 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…

Lolling and bobbing down the coast towards Stinson Beach, David and I are trolling for salmon and savoring a late summer morning. I inhale deeply — the air is a delicious cocktail of ocean vapor stirred with summer heat, with a whiff of beach grass around the…

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…