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 | Nov 27, 2019 | Grief, Midlife Transitions, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Spiritual Growth, Women empowering women, Working with Grief
The 2019 Women’s Mindfulness Retreat Nov 14-17 was very powerful!One of the women who attended the 2019 Women’s Mindfulness Retreat this past weekend up at the Rocky Mountain EcoDharma Retreat Center shared at the end of the weekend that what I was teaching in...
by adminwomen | Oct 24, 2019 | Empowerment, Midlife Transitions, Resilience
I was sitting in my financial planner’s office and she turned to me and said, “You could retire today, Donna.” I felt my stomach drop and many parts inside of me started screaming. I wasn’t ready to retire yet! Then, unexpectedly, I started tearing up. I got...
by adminwomen | Apr 2, 2019 | Midlife Transitions, Spiritual Growth, Working with Grief
Diving into the Deep of our inner selves “Most of the growth in the second half of life has the look and feel of loss.” Ani Liggett, Ph.D, in her amazing book on Midlife Transitions, When Midlife Women Leave Home in Search of Authenticity, (2009) says essentially...
by adminwomen | Aug 15, 2017 | Divorce, Empowerment, Midlife Transitions, Resilience, Women empowering women
Mt. Kilimanjaro is a stunning sight in Tanzania. Climbing this peak for me was about empowering myself along with 4 other Tanzanian women to get to the top. Women empowering women!! Empowerment is about learning to face your fears. I’m learning through my own life...
by adminwomen | Nov 30, 2016 | Midlife Transitions
I’ve just spent a year leaving and grieving a 10 year marriage that I never wanted to end when the inevitable reared it’s ugly head. Self-doubt, shame and self-criticism were rushing around inside of me and I found myself dropping into depression as a result. What’s...