The Village Healer

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  • The Most Important Question

    Yesterday I had the immense privilege to co-facilitate a memorial service at a retirement village. Three beloved residents died within the past few months. Two, very unexpectedly and there was no time for good-byes. My co-worker and I designed a… Continue reading

  • “Empowering Women”

    “Empowering Women” is big business right now. Or at least it is in my circles. I can’t scroll through Facebook without an add or a post from someone who describes their work as ’empowering women’. These people seem to have successful… Continue reading

  • It Always Comes Down To Choice

    There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle. ~Albert Einstein This simple quote affected me in quite a magnanimous way. Suddenly, everything made sense. It all comes down… Continue reading

  • Victim Mindset

    Overcoming one’s traumas and the victim identity can be a tricky thing. While we tend to think of victim thinking as ‘poor me’ thinking, that is only one type. Victim thinking can take many forms. Think about trauma like conquering… Continue reading

  • Let’s Talk “Spiritual Bypass”

    Have you heard this term? It has become a new buzzword in the personal and spiritual development worlds. First of all, I find it redundant. What I understand spiritual bypass to be is nothing more than regular old denial/distraction, with… Continue reading

  • Surviving Vs. Living Resonantly

      “When you’re surviving you can’t dream.” No truer words. How simple and yet so powerful. Its true, when our focus is on surviving there is no room or energy to dream. And yet dreaming is how we move beyond… Continue reading

  • The Art of Being Misunderstood

    Being judged by another is painful…and timely, as I just finished hitting ‘publish’ on my conflict resolution piece entitled “Don’t Be The Bigger Person”. (The judgement is not related to the article, but rather a response to an unrelated post… Continue reading

  • What Is A Strong Person?

    On my Facebook page I asked “When you think of a strong person, what comes to mind?” Inquiring into behaviors, actions, thoughts and philosophies. The answers were many an varied. Some I resonated with, some I did not. What I… Continue reading

  • Unconditional Love – What is it Really?

    This is a common misperception…that unconditional love and boundaries/standards are mutually exclusive!! Unconditional love means you love someone the way they are. This does NOT mean you have to be in relationship with them. Its kind of like loving dairy… Continue reading

  • Thoughts Or Feelings – Which Came First?

    Do our thoughts dictate our feelings or do our feelings dictate our thoughts? I had never given it any thought at all until someone asked me that very question one day many many years ago. Without much hesitation I answered… Continue reading