It’s been more than 55 years since I first ingested psychedelics at age 20 in the fall of 1968. My...
Ever have negative thoughts? Some people can manage this better, while others have a hard time but eventually learn how...
REFLECTIONS ON A TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE: Resolutions to end vicious cycles and emerge from the darkness
As I write these words, it’s November 7, 2022: the evening of a total lunar eclipse. I’ve spent the day...
Clutter and mental health are integrally connected. It’s hard to maintain a clean home when your mental health is suffering....
No therapist has ever told me to use Microsoft Excel to cope with depression. Therapists are more likely to suggest...
Mindfulness is so much more than a modern trend. It originates in antiquity and plays a principal role in many...
I usually consider myself pretty “witchy.” I believe there’s way more to life than meets the eye, and the storehouse...
The first time I moseyed towards meditation was for a contest (face palm emoji). My friend, MP, and her husband...
I consider myself a wounded healer. It’s a term that’s both a noun and a verb: I’m also the wounded...
When you’re your own worst enemy, it’s hard to be a good friend to anyone else. This uncomfortable truth has...
I’m no expert on living a healthy life—don’t look in the kitchen cupboard, there’s liable to be an avalanche of...
Meditation can be an eye-opening experience. For years, I’ve been taught to meditate with my eyes closed, but lately, I’ve...
Depression I’m so depressed. there is something wrong, something wrong, something wrong. Is it that I have no friends?Is it...
You may have heard of art therapy before, and you may already have an image in your head of what...
Music is a wonderfully strange thing in that it’s almost impossible to pin it down to a single definition. For...
Many people wonder if it’s worth it to start a journal in their adult days. Generally, journaling is portrayed, in...
Optimism has been in short supply in recent years, leaving many to struggle with anxiety and depression. Some have found...
I want to be as forthcoming as possible with you from the get-go: there is no proper way or magic...
As I write this, I am sitting by a lake next to my mother. My Mom is in her fold-up...
This pandemic, and all of its restrictiveness, protocols and fear-based spirited discussion, is a nightmare for many of us who...
If you let it, depression can take over your life, leaving you feeling helpless and alone. It’s important to remember...
Travelling is almost always represented as a positive and exciting thing, and it often is, but when you’re trying to...
If your mind is constantly bubbling up negative ideas and stories, then who can you trust? This concept was beautifully...
It’s been a couple of ugly years of unease and upset. It’s been ongoing questions, debilitating unknowns and quiet frustrations....
