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Oils to Reduce Holiday Drama
Do your holiday meals feel like an invitation to bring out all the drama? Anytime we get people together, people who are different, we raise the chances of disagreements, arguments, and, well, just drama. So, here’s a shortlist of essential oils to reduce holiday drama.
No Move for Us
Well, we didn’t move. No move for us. We will be staying in the Pacific Northwest for an unknown amount of time. It could be the rest of the school year, and we try again in the spring, or if the kid thrives at school – we could be looking at another 4 years, minimum. Either way, right now, there is no move for us.
Summer Musings
In 2007, we looked at where we were and where we wanted to be, and we decided in 10 years, we’d move. My husband moved here on a whim and wasn’t...
All the World’s a Stage
All the world’s a stage. This keeps coming up for me. When I read as a lecture during Catholic mass, but especially when I help put on an event. Each space has its directors, its producers, its actors who all play a pivotal role. Each space has its problems and everyone has to pivot. And, the thought has occurred to me – everyone should, yes, I daresay should, take some acting classes in their formative years so they can truly learn the ins and outs of “all the world’s a stage.”
A conversation with Amber Cook on the Dragonfly Connection
A conversation with Amber Cook on the Dragonfly Connection, where I talk about green dreams and raising my son in a new world.
Intentional change this Beltaine
Introduction to Episode Beltaine, the third fertility festival, and the Sabbat that ends the Time of Dawning and welcomes the Time of Light. Let's...
The Shame Monster of Emotional Eating with Suzanne Carpenter
Introduction to Episode Suzanne Carpenter shares her story of overcoming the shame monster of emotional eating, and now she teaches you to do the...
Make Stress Work for You, a Conversation with La-Dana Manhertz
La-Dana Manhertz will make stress work for you. In this episode we dial into how stress affects the body AND how to get your control back.
Sex positive relationships, a conversation with Yael Rosenstock
Introduction to Episode Yael Rosenstock Gonzalez teaches about sex, reproductive rights, and sexual pleasure. She wants a world full of sex positive...