

Stonewashed
Grief is tedious work, not drama, just dull droning laundry cycles. No sooner is one load done than another piles up. Still, the fabric...


New Info on Next Cohort Forming Now!
It's time to register for the 2021-2022 cohort of "A Year to Really Live!" Email Christie to get on wait list for next cohort offered!...


The Dance of Mindful Parenting
The fifth aspect of mindful loving, and therefore mindful parenting, is Allowing. By this we mean allowing appropriate privacy and space,...


Mindful Parenting & Affection
The fourth of the five aspects of mindful loving is Affection. Relative to the other four aspects, Dave Richo's book doesn't go on very...


Appreciation "Just Because"
In the past few weeks our Mindful Parenting group has explored Attention and Acceptance, just two of the five “A’s” of mindful loving...


The 5 “A’s” of Mindful Loving for Parents – Part 2: Attention
Loving Presence arises when you can say, “This belongs.” ~ Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge In this series of...


Regarding Attention
Regarding Attention ~ The First of 5 A’s in Mindful Parenting In the Mindful Parenting Nashville group that Karen Moran and I are...


In Service to Truth
My favorite discussion in the wake of the death of Stephen Hawking early today took place on the NPR morning show, “On Point.” Guests and...


Making Space to Listen
It's here! This first week of full-time private practice feels unexpectedly familiar to me. After 11 years of working in residential...


Save the Date! NC Retreat in April 2018
Chambers of the Heart: Abiding in Freedom from Compassion Fatigue April 4-8, 2018 Just as we have four chambers of the heart, we have...