One of my topics of interest as a therapist has been reading research into the impacts of chronic loneliness on people. We are truly social…
Tend the light in your heart
Billions of us walk through the world carrying something incomprehensibly precious and tender, a heart radiating with the potential of loving sweetness, courage, strength, and…
Your life is a fire bringing light to the world
There are times when I have the fantasy of helping to usher in some widespread social transformation, a collective goal that uplifts us all if…
For the People Whose Caring Entraps Them
“If you are the only one “keeping it all from falling apart,” then “it” should not be together.”
Favorite Writings of 2019
In this year, some of my favorite psychospiritual nonfiction essays were published either through my blog or Gods & Radicals, as well as an essay…
come give your love to us again
People disappoint and hurt each other, and we’re also what we’ve got. I was listening to a Jane Siberry song, “An Angel Stepped Down (And…
Nothing is Lost
Heartbreak and loss knock the best of us onto the floor. We become humbled by the absence of those who made our lives full, who…
Let yourself grieve
Whatever causes you grief, let yourself grieve. It is healing and necessary to feel the pain of the loss, whether we understand the fullness of…
Writings Published Elsewhere: Pagan Perspectives on Suicide
This week, Gods & Radicals published in two parts my essay “The Prison and the Key: Pagan Perspectives on Suicide.” Part 1 is available here.…
Bypassing Goes Both Ways
Spiritual bypassing can look like ignoring the pain and discord in the world and retreating to my comfort, my meditation, my transcendent spiritual practice. Yet…