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 | May 11, 2022 | Internal Family Systems Work (IFS), Phase I — Lost at Sea, Spiritual Voyage
In Stage 3 of the Midlife Voyage, Deep Diving, we learn about how to use our embodiment practices to take us deeper into our pain, suffering, and our darkness deep down in our bodies. We hold it all in our bodies because we have exiled it there during our childhood....
by adminwomen | Apr 2, 2019 | Phase II — Finding A Mooring, Spiritual Voyage
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...