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Love Is a Verb (An Action Word): The Anatomy of Sustainable and Self-Honoring Love
There’s a kind of love many of us were trained to chase—loud, urgent, intoxicating. The kind that spikes your nervous system, hijacks your focus, and convinces you that anxiety means you’ve found “the one.”
And then there’s another kind of love: the kind that doesn’t require you to abandon yourself.
If you’ve ever thought, I want to love fully and freely, but felt torn between longing and fear, you are not alone. Many of us want deep connection and companionship—

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19 hours ago6 min read


Stand Down: When fixing and rescuing people can be a trauma response that has outlasted its welcome
If you’re exhausted from being the one who anticipates needs, smooths problems, carries emotions, and solves life for other grown people—this is your invitation to stand down.
Not because you don’t care. Not because you’ve stopped loving. But because somewhere along the way, “helping” became overfunctioning—and overfunctioning became the price of connection and belonging.
For many of us, fixing isn’t a personality trait. It’s a survival skill we learned early: keeping the p

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Jan 1111 min read


The Anatomy of an Affirmation
A visual reminder of what affirmation makes possible giving voice to what trauma may have silenced. They return us to self-worth, gently...

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Aug 13, 20256 min read


In the Waiting Line of Your Life?
For those who wonder if they’ve missed their turn — and are ready to trust the wisdom of their own path. “It’s your life—the path is wide...

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Jul 27, 20257 min read
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