by adminwomen | Nov 6, 2023 | Embodiment, Grief, Phase III — Diving Into The Deep, Phase IV — Rebirthing, Phase V — The New Authentic You
When we begin to trust the body, using breath, deep listening practice, mindful movement, rituals where you can openly speak your Truth, a road map for finding your pain, and deep self-compassion, we can handle anything that we encounter in our lives. That’s what...
by adminwomen | Apr 24, 2023 | Fierce Compassion, Grief, Mindfulness, Phase III — Diving Into The Deep, Spiritual Voyage
I just saw the movie “TopGun II“ in which the main character Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is speaking to his colleague and friend Tom Kazansky (Val Kilmer) as they face his impending death together. Tom’s message to Pete is “It’s time to let go, Pete.” In that...
by adminwomen | Apr 24, 2023 | Fear, Grief, Phase III — Diving Into The Deep
Environmental activist and author Joanna Macy in the On being podcast this year said, “If we can be fearless, to be with our pain, it turns. It doesn’t stay static. It only doesn’t change if we refuse to look at it. But when we look at fear, we...
by adminwomen | Apr 18, 2023 | Fierce Compassion, Grief, Phase III — Diving Into The Deep
As we journey through life, we inevitably encounter pain and grief. These experiences, when addressed with an attitude of fear and aversion, can harden our hearts and make it difficult to move forward. Because grief feels so big and scary, and because our culture...
by adminwomen | Sep 4, 2022 | Embodiment, Fierce Compassion, Grief, Internal Family Systems Work (IFS), Phase III — Diving Into The Deep
THE HEROINE’S JOURNEY IS OUR GRIEF JOURNEY In l990, Maureen Murdock published a book called The Heroine’ s Journey. A woman’s quest for wholeness in our contemporary world, she says, is about defining woman’s experience of becoming and not how it has been...
by adminwomen | Jul 25, 2022 | Phase III — Diving Into The Deep
Why are Self-Compassion and Self-Love essential to our Deep Diving through Grief? I am writing this post because of my personal experience with my own grief over the past year and how writing my memoir triggered so much grief that I had thought I had processed, and I...
