Grief and spring are a potent container for embarking on the “back nine.” This is a big deal, and I’m making a special offer to celebrate!
On Life and Death
Hello from Seattle. I’m in the Pacific Northwest helping navigate decision making, with family, about end-of-life care, hospice, and the transition and finality of the death portal. Seattle is the birthplace of my husband and my first child. It is…
Take control of your health: the top reasons for seeing the Doctor can be addressed with botanicals, herbs, spices, and Materia Medica plant allies
Tired of pharmaceuticals? Adverse side effects making you more sick? Plants are truly an ally along the health journey. Research has increased exponentially in the past 10 years, supporting the traditional use of plants and botanicals for each of the top reasons people see their primary care doctor.
What’s wrong with the world? A musing on allopathic (western) medicine
In 2022, the rate of burnout among doctors was exceptionally high, with rates of alcohol abuse reported among 20% of physicians.
We have developed a system of medicine in which providers, under enormous pressure, simultaneously abuse the sweetness of sacred soma, “spirits” per se, on which the foundations of healing were established, while dissociating from their own humanity.
10 minutes of meditation can help you feel joyful for the whole day
10 minutes of meditation on the well being of others can help you feel joyful for the whole day — even before coffee. When we have the courage to live with an open heart, we are able to feel her…