Making Peace Between the Spiritual and the Earthly Everything in our world seems designed to pull us outside of ourselves. There are emails to answer, decisions to make, people who need us, bills to pay, schedules to manage, problems to solve, and approximately 437 things that apparently need our immediate attention. Meanwhile, somewhere underneath all of that noise is the quieter part of us. Our soul. And some days, mine seems to be saying, Hello? Remember me? I've been thinking a lot lately...

The Woman in the Garage After my mother passed, my sisters and I were going through everything in her cabin located in the beautiful mountain community of Idyllwild, California. Our next task was even more daunting: go through all the stuff accumulated in her large two-car garage. In her defense, some of that "stuff' she'd been storing belonged to us. We were almost at the end of this huge task when I spotted a square, long box on the top of one of the built-in shelves. I got a ladder and...

We often think healing comes from finding the right answer, learning a new coping skill, or simply trying harder. While those things certainly matter, research and experience consistently point to something even more powerful: relationships. From the moment we are born, our brains are wired for connection. Safe, supportive relationships help regulate our nervous system, build resilience, and shape the way we see ourselves and the world around us. When relationships are healthy, they become a...