Last week, I wrote about judgment. About how judgment can become a protective strategy when we have been hurt. About the difference between judgment and discernment. And about how healing often requires us to revisit old experiences with a wider lens and a more compassionate heart. In this newsletter, I’ll talk about the cost of carrying unresolved resentment, anger, and emotional pain? Emotions influence our physiology. Researchers have spent decades studying the effects of chronic stress,...

Hi dear, Here’s something I realized not too long ago: Without safety, we can’t be free. Without safety, we can’t be authentic. Without safety, we can’t speak our truth. Without safety, we can’t be truly happy.” Ten years ago, if you’d asked me if I felt safe, my mind would have said “Of course.” But my body was holding a different story. Over the years, I learned that real safety isn’t just a thought. It’s a felt state. When I worked with practitioners who held that space for me, I could...

A few days ago, I began my usual walk through a local park carrying a quiet sadness. I sense of heaviness has been sitting on my chest for several days. A few minutes into my walk, something shifted. I saw a snake.My first reaction was fear. I stepped back, my breath caught in my throat. As I watched her beautiful brown skin shimmer in the sun while she effortlessly glided through the grass, my fear softened into awe. I realized how deeply conditioned I had been to be frightened of snakes;...