I think our culture does a disservice to people and gives the message that we should never experience discomfort. But discomfort and pain are part of everyone's lives to some extent and having the expectation otherwise leads to further suffering and it leads us to not learn how to cope with and … [Read more...]

I do not believe that women need to go through suffering to be strong, but the women I have worked with who have experienced abuse and neglect and chaotic families have taught me what true strength is. If you have not checked out Hannah Gadsby's stand-up Nannette, it is outstanding. (trigger alert … [Read more...]

Learning to see and own our own beauty can be difficult. It is hard in our society that puts out so much garbage about who you are supposed to be. Learning how to unpack the messages society gives us about what it means to be a man or a woman takes work. Even the notion that we must fall into … [Read more...]