by adminwomen | Jan 2, 2023 | Fear, Finding A Mooring, Self care, Self-Compassion, Working with Grief
Okay. I know it’s scary to think about writing down in words what you are feeling; especially when what you are feeling is big, intense and complex! But, what if I told you that journaling in some form or another is the best way to unravel your feelings and calm you...
by adminwomen | Nov 14, 2022 | Midlife Transitions, Mindfulness, Rebirthing, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized, Working with Grief
This October twelve women courageously walked deeper into their pain, grief and despair at this fall’s retreat entitled “Healing Yourself, Healing the World: A Self-Compassionate Path through Grief.” Like “Kali” the Dark Goddess in the Hindu pantheon, we found that...
by adminwomen | Jul 25, 2022 | Deep Diving -Stage 3, Grief, Self-Compassion
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...
by adminwomen | Jun 3, 2022 | Resilience, Self-Compassion, Spiritual Growth, Working with Grief
Growing up a female in a masculine powered world of the 60’s, I can tell you it has taken me a long while to find the ways of being alive and present in my life that really work for me. At 69, I can say it has taken experimentation with many mind/body tools to really...
by adminwomen | Jan 2, 2022 | Finding A Mooring, Self care, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized
This year, let yourself be soothed and calmed by your “Touch Trees.” Last month I talked about Amanda Gorman, our Poet Laureate, and her Time Magazine interview about how she has found her “Touch Trees” this year of Covid-19 by writing and reading...
by adminwomen | Dec 6, 2021 | Lost at Sea, Self-Compassion, Spiritual Growth
What really matters to you in your life? Amanda Gorman, the Poet Laureate who read her poem at President Biden’s inauguration, told Time Magazine that this year of Covid-19 has brought her closer to finding her “touch tree.” When asked what is a “touch tree” Amanda...