Being a mother is a series of lettings-go. From the day we give birth and bid farewell to the bump, allow the cutting of the cord, release any illusion that we will ever be the same again, we are on a roller-coaster ride of letting go and catching up. The first time we feel the [...]
I’ve got big breasts. I have had since, at the age of 11, the startling bumps that had recently appeared on my little-girl chest suddenly inflated into something with a definite cleavage. Mortified with shame, I grew my hair longer so that if I bent forward it would form a curtain to hide the cursed [...]
Perhaps you’ve noticed we are living in challenging times. Times in which hope, while never needed more, can sometimes seem inadequate for the crises we are facing. I have been facilitating workshops that explore and identify hope for many years, and repeatedly witnessed its power to guide people through the darkest times. An acquaintance recently [...]
