Even after 27 years of engaging my own work, I’m still surrendering to the mystery of it all.

See Ch 6 of my book Healing What’s Within for more.

Our bodies + souls respond best not to the glaring light of interrogation and exposure, but to the tender glow of curiosity.

Your life isn’t a problem to be solved…your story isn’t a frantic search for the missing smoking gun that - when found - will finally help you make sense of your pain.

May our own increasing connection allow curiosity to come back online within, and in our collective discourse.

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So try this: cultivate your own peace – and be that peaceful presence, even in spaces of disagreement. Don’t abandon your convictions, but allow your convictions to arise from connection, not reaction.

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And nervous systems don’t see political parties – they just see threats.

We dupe ourselves into thinking social media posts will change people’s minds, but our nervous systems are incapable of curiosity in threat mode.
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True freedom of voice comes from deep inner work - regulation, shadow/story work, connection to your true self, and discovering authentic agency and voice.

Absent that, it’s not transformation - it’s just another reaction.