

You Must Learn One Thing...
The world was made to be free in, says poet David Whyte. I feel most free when I feel loved for who I truly am. Love and Belonging: two essential human needs that are often elusive, yet we never stop searching for them until we find them. When we feel like we don't belong, we often settle for fitting in - a pursuit which Brené Brown has termed "hustling for your worthiness". You know how it goes: A dinner party with your new love and all his friends you've never met. You ago


A Mighty Kindness
If you are at a scary place, these four words can be a lifeboat: Begin, Believe, Behave, Become. I wish I could remember where I read this simple, powerful phrase that acted as a guide to Unraveling myself, as Susannah Conway would say. What I didn't know on the beach in Santa Monica 15 years ago when I read this revelation was that you don't just do these steps once and then find yourself healed - you do them over and over and over. And therein lies the magic; the joy you se