There are a great number of reasons why working on your relationship with food matters. And multiple lenses to observe eating through!...

Dr. Anita Johnson, in her classic book on eating disorders in young women, Eating in the Light of the Moon, writes, "It needs to be...

The belief "I am as I am treated" is a common form of thinking children take on while forming beliefs about themselves that influence...

In the culture-making process we sort out our God-given characteristics into those that are acceptable in our society and those that need...

A toxic belief is a long-held belief that is disempowering and tends to provoke shame and a sense of disconnection from Life and other...

My mom had once told me that when she was a girl and my grandfather Ernesto was sick, he would eat a diet of only fresh fruit, an easily...

Archetypal psychologist, James Hillman, wrote in his book, Interviews, that Western culture clings to and consequently suffers from its...

As you know, I practice a holistic approach to health and wellness, which means that I look at how all areas of your life are connected....

Last month I celebrated my 35th birthday. I’ve been steady on the path as a counselor and coach for nearly ten years (10 years this...

When I feel a doozy of a virus coming on I usually roll up my sleeves and get to work on a few practices from my arsenal of holistic...

DIGNITY: THE STATE OR QUALITY OF BEING WORTHY OF HONOR OR RESPECT “Dignity does not consist of possessing honors, but is the...

Last weekend I taught an edgy workshop in Grand Rapids on the shadow aspect of the psyche. The content, although fascinating, is not so...

The late maestra curandera, Elena Avila, stressed the importance of cultivating a strong spirit…”the envelope of the soul,” she calls it....

Not long ago, I almost passed this tiny creature on a rainy stroll through country roads near my home one evening. I assumed it was just...

A glimpse into a guiding principle in our healing work May you benefit from these words! And please share in anyway you see fit. With...