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The Only Way Out Is Through

From Limitation to Liberation

Shed Your Capricorn Conditioning to Unleash Your Genius Aquarian Weirdness Live and in person in Santa Fe, NM with renegade astrologer Emily Trinkaus, Sunday, October 6, 10am-3pm Our first retreat was such a fantastic and fun success we’re doing it again! A women’s...

Activate Your Liberation

I dunno about you but I am sick to death of being the good girl. Sick of playing by the rules of a game that was never intended for me to win, only to keep you and me on the hamster wheel of doom, ever striving for validation outside of ourselves. Sick of wearing the...

Honoring the Holding Pattern

I sense – and I’m sure you do, too – that great change is on the approaching horizon. I lean towards it and feel the thud of the glass wall – the bell jar - that encases me. It’s the holding pattern. And I am in it. You know you're in a holding pattern when you crave...

Vision Quest Part 3: Letting Go to Receive What Is

Letting Go to Receive What Is After cruising through southern Colorado, visiting Mesa Verde, soaking in the Durango Hot Springs and cresting Wolf Creek Pass, I was finally heading towards my home state of New Mexico. I intended to make my way to Wild Rivers Recreation...

Vision Quest Part 2: A Canyon of Grief

A Fleeting Life, A Canyon of Grief After a solid week in a sea of orange sandstone and pale sagey green, my body and soul were ready for a cooler, more verdant experience. The overriding intention for my quest into the unknown was to practice tuning in more deeply to...

Vision Quest Part 1: Becoming Spider Woman

Becoming Spider Woman in the Utah Desert I turned 50 last month. It was not the birthday I had envisioned some years back. I didn’t dress up as that 50 year old SNL character. I wasn’t surrounded by friends wearing wigs, drinking cocktails and being outrageously...
Things I’m not supposed to talk about (Shame on me)
Things I’m not supposed to talk about (Shame on me)

I never realized the role shame played in my life until I took a deep dive into emotional healing. My healer encouraged me to read Brené Brown, and her book, Rising Strong, cracked open the veil. It was with amazement, sadness, and a touch of horror that I realized...

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Why Women Can’t Have it All
Why Women Can’t Have it All

Wait. What?! They told us we could have successful careers, earn Wife of The Year Award while simultaneously raising productive families, being upstanding community members, and feeling completely fulfilled. That’s the dream of the (Post-) Modern Woman, right?  ...

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Mr Gorbachev, Tear Down Those (Heart) Walls!
Mr Gorbachev, Tear Down Those (Heart) Walls!

Or… Why we need to stop building (heart) walls.     Ah, the heart wall. As a highly sensitive person, I’ve gone through most of my life feeling like I’ve got to have my armor on. You know that feeling, right? You’re never quite sure where the next jab, or...

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Supplements I can’t go without
Supplements I can’t go without

Our bodies have different needs at different times. As we age, we may need digestive support in the way of enzymes. Or hormonal support as, ahem, things start to change. How we eat will affect our neurotransmitters, and stress can deplete the body of precious minerals...

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Staying Grounded When Shit Hits the Fan
Staying Grounded When Shit Hits the Fan

These be some trying times, ain’t they? In our personal lives, we are seeing friends and family breaking down. So many fans covered in so much shit. And politically, culturally, globally, locally, it feels like shifting sands underfoot. Many of us are tuning in...

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Miracle Morning: Or, How I keep from going batshit crazy
Miracle Morning: Or, How I keep from going batshit crazy

About a year ago or so I read the Miracle Morning for Network Marketers, by Hal Elrod. I have always loved the morning and taking time in the early hours of the day to get my head on straight. I had no idea there was a whole process that all "highly successful people"...

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What 2016 Left Behind
What 2016 Left Behind

I heard many saying good riddance to 2016 because, for a lot of us, this past year really kicked our asses. In so many ways, however, 2016 brought to bear many powerful gifts, disguised though they may have been. For me, 2016 was the year for learning. I cannot even...

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Self-Care for Dummies
Self-Care for Dummies

Self-Care For Dummies, aka For The Old Me. The New Me Is Learning How!   What is this Self-Care thing, you ask? Is it massages and pedicures, spa dates and shopping trips? Did I hear you say it sounds like something for rich folks? Well, you’re only half right....

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