Shame derives its power from being unspeakable. That's why it loves perfectionists -- it's so easy to keep us quiet. If we cultivate enough awareness about shame to name it and to speak it, we've basically cut it off at the knees. Shame hates having words wrapped around it. If we speak shame, it begins to wither. Just the way exposure to light was deadly for the gremlins, language and story bring light to shame and destroy it. --Brene Brown I don't know about you, but I've come a long way to …
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Women Inspiring Change
I am proud and honored to share that on Wednesday, October 1st, I am the Arthritis Foundation's WOMEN INSPIRING CHANGE Benefit Luncheon Emcee. I would love to have you cheering me on at the Concourse as I emcee this important fundraising and awareness event for women. My mom suffers from SEVERE systemic arthritis, so I'll be having her join me at this event, and I'll be talking about the impact that arthritis has had on her body (and how she's persevered despite it!). We'll also be …
DiSC’ing the Fertile Fields
Earlier this summer I took a trip home to Central Illinois, where I grew up. While there, I stayed at my grandparent's old farmstead, which we lovingly called Snicarte (sny-car-tee). My grandparents, now deceased, raised 5 kids and many cows, pigs, and chickens on this 300+ acre parcel, and I spent many memorable week-ends, holidays, and summertimes there as a kid. That visit got me thinking about life as a farmer...and pondering the cyclical life of farmers. In the spring, farmers get out in …
We Came, We Played, We Painted…and we’ll do it again!
Last Friday, Sara Alvarado and I hosted Soul Play for a Day: A Spiritual + Creative Retreat for Women. What a rousing success! Thirteen women gathered for a day of SOUL PLAY. We were lead in our opening ceremony by Shaman Julie Hogan of the Spiritual Sanctuary, we discussed the meaning and roots of spirituality for each of us, we meditated, we ate a mindful + silent lunch, we walked in nature, we danced together, and we learned to intuitively paint. Above all, every single participant left …
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Sara Speaks: Embracing Creativity
This week, I have a treat for all of you. Please welcome the words of a guest post written by my good friend and fellow Soul Play organizer, Sara Alvarado. It was mainly the spiritual part that attracted me to this new coaching program my coach told me about last year. I knew there was a creative piece to it but I pretended that wouldn’t be a big part of it and I didn’t want it to influence me not to do it. My coach is an artist. And I had it in my mind that I was a business woman with a …
