Have you ever asked someone you love, or one of your co-workers or clients how they see you and what you do in the world? It can feel uncomfortable to ask about yourself, but I think it’s almost always worth it if you are open and curious about their perspective. It’s even an act of Read More
Author: Christina Smith
Self-love: A Daily Ritual
It’s February! Look even if you don’t go for the Valentine’s stuff or are feeling like without a relationship you just want to ignore the giant hearts, it’s still a great month to practice love – just like all the others. And what’s the hardest love for most of us (even harder than finding our Read More
How to Soften into the Heart-Center
One of the hardest things for me being a working mom was traveling home and doing my best to get into a heart-centered, loving space without bringing the work-warrior (and worrier) with me. I admittedly failed often (and still sometimes do since my transition is a matter of steps now). Some of us have a Read More
Celebrating the Crone with a Croning Ceremony
The Crone Archetype is often one that women struggle to connect as easily to as the lovely Maiden or the nurturing Mother. Not a lot of us want to claim the ‘ugly old hag’, however, I want to share with you the original beauty of this word. Crone came from ‘crown’. It is a crowning. Read More
The Wisdom and Gifts of our Crone Archetype
Crone. I say this word and women cringe. Definition: old hag, usually thin and ugly Interestingly enough, when it comes to archetypes, the closest archetype many psychologists relate to the crone in men is the wizard. Wizard sounds a lot more powerful, doesn’t it? No negative connotation, just magical power. I want to change your Read More
Sit with the Feelings, Not the Stories
It’s October! It’s cooler air (even in Arizona thankfully). It’s Halloween. It’s colorful leaves (Not in S. AZ, but I remember them.) It’s also the downhill race to the end of the year. All the holidays and wrapping up the year make this time really exciting, and sometimes really stressful. Not to mention adding all the Read More
The Message Of Inner Conflict
Over the weekend, a friend of mine was making a big decision and she seemed, well, distraught. She said she feels as though no choice was going to be right because every answer seemed to come with a prong of pain or dissatisfaction – to the point where she was in paralyzing anxiety. Sound familiar? Read More
Core Beliefs can be changed. Here’s how.
Last week we talked about perception and the trickiness around interpreting how we see what we see. Someone emailed me and asked, “how do I see my perception? It’s not like I can take off my glasses and see what shade I am wearing.” That is so true. As unfortunate as it is that we Read More
Are you seeing clearly?
We think we see clearly. In fact, we do SEE clearly. It’s the interpretation and recall that are our biggest issues. Our brains make up details from old thoughts and experiences to cover gaps in our memory. It goes for criminal investigations and it goes for personal growth. Let me explain. If you are a Read More
Connecting With Gratitude
Gratitude practices are a lot more than listing out things you are grateful for. While that’s definitely a start, the gratitude practices that scientists measure are often a little more detailed than that. So if you haven’t been getting the results or it feels like they have become apathetic, here’s why. First the example with Read More