Captain’s Log, 4.1.17

Do you ever get to a point in your personal growth where you’re like, “This is ridiculous. Plenty of people lead seemingly decent lives with way less awakening. I could have easily found a suitable life if I’d stopped long ago. Look at [person], who...

Captain’s Log, 3.30.17

There have been a few select people who have reached out to me gracefully and offered their work to me with kindness and generosity when they glean from my posts that it might be useful to me. I am deeply grateful to these people for their ability to step unbidden...

Captain’s Log, 3.26.17

CW: assault, trauma, victim-blaming. I’ll just say this up front: this might not be a terribly popular opinion, but it’s something I feel called to share regarding my own process. I’m speaking only for myself, and if this information isn’t for...

Captain’s Log, 3.25.17

In my experience (and it’s been weird), heaven and hell are real. I have experienced them. But as earthly concepts they’ve been corrupted by the Judeo-Christian theocracy into polarities that coincide with morality, which is a falsehood created to control...

Captain’s Log, 3.24.17

Note: This is not a political post. This is a metaphor. I’ve been giving a great deal of thought lately to the two sides of the argument about whether Trump’s presidency can be framed as positive forward movement because it is rallying people to action....

Beauty & the Beast

I saw Beauty & the Beast tonight and I might be a huge dork but I really enjoyed it. They fleshed out a lot of details that made the story more authentic while retaining the element of fantasy, and uniting those two things in a way that subtly comments on how...

Captain’s Log, 3.20.17

Tonight I came across a tweet of a Deneuve quote: “If you love them, you worry about them.” While I understand what she was getting at, I highly disagree. If a person equates being loved with being worried about, they will continually unconsciously...

Captain’s Log, 3.14.17

Today in session with the amazing healer I work with I uncovered another trigger I have – this one around co-ownership. Here are some of the traumas that came up for me around joint sharing (some of you who have been following me will have heard these before):...

Peace Talks episode 3 – Dr. Hernando Chaves

Guest speaker Dr. Hernando Chaves, marriage/family therapist and human sexuality professor, discusses communication and boundaries within family settings, cognitive distortions, defense mechanisms, and gender differences in communication. Produced by Nolan Silverstein...