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No more hiding: The freedom of going silver
By the time I hit 50, I was at war with my silver hair. What once felt like a blessing — thick, fast-growing strands — had become a relentless reminder of time’s passage. I’d walk out of the salon...
For my friend who is suffering
My Friend, I know you’re suffering. And though I wish with all my heart that I could lift the weight you carry, I know I cannot. What I can do is witness you, hold space for you, and remind you...
Fierce Love in a Fractured World
We are all witnessing a slow-motion car crash—watching the world unravel before our eyes. The state of things is heartbreaking, and often, we feel powerless to fix or even fully understand it. The weight of anxiety, grief, and dread for...
Keep calm in the eye of the storm
Nature has taught me many things. Without her, I would not have found the space and stillness to embrace myself more fully, both my darkness and my light.
For Zari who couldn't stay
You came as we all do; agreeing to a body, vulnerable and unique. You saw, felt took it in deep. Could I have sat beside you through the deepest of that dark, dark night? You went silently,...
Conversing with Corona
How do you survive? I survive because you have failed to protect your mother earth and you have failed to protect yourselves. You have lost your connections to yourselves and to the earth and this is one of the...
Heal fraught relationships with Ho’oponopono
We all have people in our lives that we worry about. They may be in the clutches of addiction, they may be unwell, or we may have become estranged from them because of their bad behaviour. There are also people...
Sitee Shariffe
As I move towards putting my art and my vision out into the world I'm drawing strength from my great, great grandmother Shariffe. She inspires me to face down my fear, to take one step at a time, to...
Nature makes me kinder
This week has not been one of my best. I have been overloaded, overwhelmed and overburdened...plugging away at my never ending "to do" list , snapping at the kids and fighting with my husband about every little thing. I think...