Aug 31, 2026

There is a feeling most of us were taught to be ashamed of.

We call it a sin. We hide it. We dress it up as something more acceptable.

But what if envy, honestly examined, is actually one of the most useful signals available to you?

In this episode I draw the distinction between jealousy, which makes me feel small and...

Aug 30, 2026

I have been alone but not lonely.

And I have been surrounded by people and felt profoundly alone.

Those are two completely different experiences. And understanding the difference between them might change how you relate to both.

In this episode I draw a clear distinction between solitude and loneliness, share my own...

Aug 29, 2026

I am very good at giving.

I spent a long time being terrible at receiving.

And I have come to understand that the inability to receive is not humility. It is a wall. And it keeps love out just as effectively as it keeps pain out.

In this episode I share the story of my friend Colleen volunteering at my first retreat and...

Aug 28, 2026

There is a voice that most of us know intimately.

The one that says you are not doing enough, not being enough, not achieving enough.

At midlife, that voice often gets louder.

In this episode I share my own evolving relationship with my inner critic, including how I have learned to stop trying to silence her and start...

Aug 27, 2026

Journaling is not about filling pages.

It is about going somewhere you have not been before.

And the quality of where you end up is almost entirely determined by the quality of the question you start with.

In this episode I reframe journaling as a practice of radical self-inquiry rather than a diary or a gratitude list....