Writing

Feel the Love

“I Can Feel the Love” Women’s Stories of Connection   There are innumerable types and varieties of the most universally written about emotion of “love” and its multitude of feelings.  The common denominator is a feeling of connection. That connection can be one of: appreciation, wonder, awe, possibility, community, care-giving, fostering, sharing, survival, common cause, […]

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It Takes A Village

                    Each of you has embarked upon a courageous, creative adventure, to write a story about “if only you knew then what you know now”. Your story of discovery. Yes, your story will be deeply personal. Yes, you may have to ‘go deep’ to excavate it. […]

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Fill In the Blanks

                    What do you do when you do not understand why someone says what they say or behaves in a certain way? Most likely you ‘fill in the blanks’ by creating a story you believe to be true to make sense of their behavior. Allow me […]

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Excavate Your Gems

                      “How can I write a story when I cannot even begin to put words to my feelings?” It’s impossible to begin to write if I cannot pinpoint my message.” “I know there’s ‘something there’ in the form of a lesson I’ve learned, but I’m […]

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The Lady in the Van

                    Last night I watched the film The Lady in The Van, based on a true story written by renowned playwright and author Alan Bennett. Originally mounted as a stage play in London, the story unfolds as the writer sits at his desk and observes the […]

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August 23, 1992

                      Have you ever stopped to think about what it feels like to be heard and how that affects your life… or conversely, what it feels like not to be heard and how that affects your life? My life has been deeply affected by an […]

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Write Your Story for Healing Sake

                    You know you have something to say, but you don’t say it. How does that make you feel? How do you think holding back from expressing yourself affects you? For nearly thirty years I have been a professional bodywork massage therapy healing artist. I can […]

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