The term Mother Lode refers to something valuable or in great abundance. You know it when you see it. The Mother Lode: A Conversation About Emotions, Power & Creativity is a free, month-long community project about what we learned (or didn’t learn) about...
I recently read Glennon Doyle’s book Untamed. In the Concessions chapter she talks about watching a TV show in which a teenage girl is about to tell her parents that she’s gay. The girl says, “I have to tell you something. I like girls.” And...
I have a new book coming out in June! Overcoming Creative Anxiety: Journal Prompts & Practices For Disarming Your Inner Critic may seem like a drastic departure from difficult mother-daughter relationships, but in the writing of it I discovered many similarities....
When I shared A Literal Shit Show (Part 1) with the folks who subscribe to my weekly Love Notes, I received MANY responses. Some told me their puppy stories (and shared photos of their sweet pups), some told me their mother stories, some laughed and laughed (some so...
“The one who tested and triggered you the most was also the one who was sent forth to set you free from the pattern.” ~ as seen on the Internet I am not a mother. You may already know that. I never wanted to be a mother and at 57 I still have no regrets in...
“List five things you’d like to change about yourself” the questionnaire prompted. Me: Heavy sigh accompanied by an eye-roll. I sat back and thought about all the things I’ve wanted to change over the years (and sometimes still do): my body, my...
