Building Healthy Barriers for Highly Sensitive People
What happened twenty-five years ago in that hair salon was so amazing, it changed the way I function within my energy field even now.
The Rewards of a Practice
Growing into my power and consciousness as an awake human being, I see how the practice of operating a business changed me more than I ever would have expected.
How To Strengthen Productivity Without Force
First off, I’ve thrown out the idea that I’ll attain perfect balance in anything. What I can do is pay attention to what feels good and what doesn’t, and make little adjustments along the way.
Why I Write…
My Great-grandfather, William T. Ellis, was an author in the early 1900s. Technically, he was a blogger before that was a thing. He had a syndicated column that ran every Sunday where he mused about the spiritual life; ponderings, lessons, and joys.
Preparing for Good Decisions
While writing this, I’m on a sabbatical of sorts. I’ve taken a year to experiment and explore. I’m open to discovering the possibilities unfolding in what I’d consider to be the third phase of my life. Staying conscious through these changes requires me to practice all that I preach.
What the Tarot Taught Me About Branding as a Healer
My imagination jumped right into the symbology of the Tarot (because that’s how I roll). This led me to an analogy that described what I want to convey. Because sometimes we just need a good metaphor.
Mending the Overachiever
I have a precious figurine of a wooden angel holding a bundle of apples in her arms. It was given to me by a patient who did everything in her power to be healthy and young-looking. So when her husband called weeping to tell me she’d had a fatal heart attack, I was shocked.
Knowing When Enough Is Enough
By dancing in the middle of the paradox between spreadsheets and felt-sense I found my way to a sustainable flow. There’s a calmness; not wondering if there’s going to be a self-made crisis around the corner.
Creating a Suggestion That Sticks
Sitting in my clinic supervisor’s professional office, eager to find out what herbs and supplements he’d choose for my ‘student exhaustion syndrome’, I realized something that would become a guiding principle for how I approach practice.