Family & Relationships

Strength. The capacity of an object or substance to withstand great force or pressure. Courage. Strength in the face of pain or grief. All of us in this time space…

We are a reflection of the people we spend our lives with. Think about that for a moment. Look around. Who’s sitting at your table and what do they reflect…

Loved this conversation with host Lyss England on The Nothing Exists Radio Hour Super vulnerable, real and relatable… We talk about: – What it means to live a radically authentic life–…

Self-inquiry is the process of constantly checking in with ourselves — finding the meaning, or the purest intention, behind our actions and asking ourselves why. Why did I react (a…

It happened. I heard the words from my publishers’ mouth. That thing that no writer (or person whoever you are) wants to hear, ‘your book is underperforming’. My heart sunk, my breath shallowed, and I felt tears welling in my eyes.

It’s once in a lifetime that people like Christina Rasmussen come into your life. Although we have yet to meet in person, her words of wisdom have impacted my, and my families…

Since it’s coming out day, and in the spirit of Radical Authenticity. It’s about time I share something that’s been on my heart. Something that blew me away, and caused…

F.O.M.O, short for fear of missing out. Sound familiar? Many of us have it, or have experienced it at some point in our lives. Perhaps you were seven and your…

Being a fairly new non fiction writer (publicly) and first time author (Your VividLife, An Invitation to Live a Radically Authentic Life) after being behind the scenes as curator and…

Painful endings, beautiful beginnings. Life.  Messy and Lovely. Life.  Stormy nights, and sunny days.  Life.  Roller coasters, funnel cakes and rained out parades.  Life.  A new friend, an old friend. …

i want to wither away into the country, live in a tiny house, bake bread and run bare foot in the woods. just me. no grueling headlines, misunderstandings, conflicts, projections.…

Sitting here writing this reflection on a shattered computer, the very computer I slammed down just before I heard the words “he’s dead”, that shattered our hearts. And it’s still…

The holidays can be a double edged sword. For those fencing with grief such as myself and my family, for those without means, for those who struggle with family dynamics…

Two days ago as I drove along the highway home with my husband I said I wanted to die. Two years of a crazy fucking turbulent life and the suffering…

  I understand this on such a deep level.   Being ostracized, bullied and beaten to the point of almost taking my own life. I did whatever I could, and…

Each and every one of us has a different story; people and experiences that have shaped and shifted our understanding of ourselves and the world that surrounds us. There are…

I have never known grief the way I have got to know it in the months since my brother passed suddenly. I had grandparents and other relatives pass but nothing…

We often judge character by our perception of what is presented to us, our best Instagram face, or as it was said in my day (I’m aging myself lol), our…

Rush, rush rush – Shayne Traviss felt like he was just going through the motions of life without stopping to appreciate any of it. He joined The Divine Destination Collection…

This poem by my dear friend Susan hit me right in the root and heart chakras today, as life would have it, I am experiencing many goodbyes; losing my brother,…

  WOW oh WOW! What a ride it has been from the darkest nights to the brightest days (and everything in between) And now this… “Hi Shayne, Congratulations! I am…