Following The Thread of Our Core Needs
What really drives our actions, reactions, and relationships? Beneath every conversation, conflict, or collaboration lies a set of core needs influencing how we show up in the world. When we begin to recognize and understand them—both in ourselves and others—we unlock new possibilities for connection, clarity, and growth. Curious to explore what’s beneath the surface?
Befriending Your Inner Critic
If you are facing self-doubt, perfectionism, or procrastination, your inner critic may be active—but what happens if you learn to befriend it?
It’s possible to transform our relationship with our inner critic. By approaching it with curiosity and compassion, we can uncover its positive intentions and move toward deeper self-acceptance.
Aspirations & Ancestors
As the year winds down, it’s a natural time to pause and reflect. Amid the busyness, it can be supportive to consider the lessons, growth, and accomplishments that have shaped your year. Reflection connects us to our progress, offering a satisfying sense of clarity and gratitude. Can we also dare to explore our deepest desires and aspirations—not just what we’ve done, but what we truly long for? In doing so, we step into the role of a good ancestor, recognizing that the choices we make today—our dreams, actions, and care for the present—shape the world that future generations will inherit. By nurturing our aspirations and tending to the conditions that allow them to flourish, we lay the foundation for a sustainable future.
Unfolding vs. Self Improvement
I've written about growth and transformation and what makes lasting change possible and I've contrasted that with our all too common common drive for constant self-improvement. There’s a little more I want to say about this, because it’s so prevalent in our culture. I have found there’s another way but first I want to make a few distinctions between self-improvement and development and introduce unfoldment.
Grounding and Centering Practice
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re transitioning from summer vacations, long days, outdoor activities, and often the more unstructured time of the summer. And many are adjusting to the back-to-school, back-to-work routines, structure, deadlines, and all the demands that come with this.
I’d like to offer a centering practice that can assist with this transition.
The Week
I recently hosted a group viewing of The Week. It is a powerful group experience that creates space for people to have brave conversations about the climate emergency, and what can be done about it right now. Here I share my reflections and point us to the wisdom of feeling our emotions and what is possible when we do so.
Transformation and Lasting Change
Transformation and change. What makes transformation possible? What gets in the way of change? These are big questions. It’s through responding and doing something differently and consistently that we feel the shift that some transformation has occurred.
Welcome to Wholeness
January is the time when we often look at the year ahead and set a resolution. Or maybe you simplify and just find a word to represent and guide your year. What I’d like to offer you instead is a bit of a paradox. What if you started with the premise that nothing is missing?
Becoming a Certified B Corp
B Corp is an opportunity to reaffirm your organizational DNA. Your purpose, who you are, and what you do. It voluntarily drives new organizational behaviors within a framework that provides rigorous assessment. It’s the only framework that provides a tangible and measurable road map but you get to decide what is most important and what to pursue. Inherent in the model is a bias to action. Small wins add up! It’s holistic and it focuses on learning and continuous improvement. And it’s stakeholder-driven. Win-win-win! So how do you start?
Golden Threads
In the tapestry of life, there isn’t just one golden thread, but many interwoven strands. To start on this journey, simply get curious, turn towards your inner world, and begin the delicate task of unraveling. The entry is simple; start anywhere. Start exactly where you are, at this very moment.