The last few months I've been on a mission to stop going shallow. Whether it's with my own writing (fantasy and equestrian fiction) or the work I'm doing with spiritual storytelling, I'm realizing more and more that when we put modalities into silos, for example talking about meditation and mindfulness for stress reduction without discussing…
If we use the definition of spirituality that it is a connection with something larger than ourselves, which could mean our higher self, our soul, our spirit, our community, or the universe itself, then being spiritual in way that seeks to build connection, authenticity, and community is a radical act of resistance. This would be…
As the temperatures are finally turning warmer after an extremely cold week this week and I can start to breathe a sigh of relief that I got myself, my spouse, the horses, chickens, pigs, (not to mention the cats including the two strays I trapped and have inside so they didn't have to brave below…
We don't often think about how stress affects spirituality, but along with anxiety being in a disregulated nervous system state can affect your spirituality. Let's talk about how spirituality and your nervous system are connected and why I'm a huge proponent of ways to relax, find some serenity in the middle of a hectic day…
I generally explain my work as helping those who are on the venn diagram of neurodivergent, queer, and chronically ill/disabled reconnect with their stories so they can be their full, embodied self and live authentically. When I think of that venn diagram, I imagine that there are those who would only identify as queer or…
In the beginning there was...the blank page? light? darkness? a formless void? an idea? Yeah, that sounds right. In the beginning there was an idea, and then someone or something, some being, some entity--choose your own terminology here--made it so. There is an innate connection between creativity and divinity. I could be talking about the…
I couldn't remember the last time I'd walked to the mailbox. It's a tenth of the mile, and I'd been so focused on many other things, too many things really, but I'd decided that the weather was gorgeous that I could afford to take the twenty minutes or so out of my day. I let…