In 2019, I didn’t go on any retreats. I meditated less than a handful of times. My yoga mat didn’t see the light of day. I did CPR one shift in the hospital rather than on an almost weekly basis and my Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification temporarily expired after having been active for years. Ego said: ‘you’re failing as a nurse because for the 6 years you’ve been doing this you’ve never let a…
I’ve had several people (mostly females, but some males as well) recently ask me for relationship advice. I feel honored that there are folks placing their trust in what I have learned (and continue to discover) through my own journey and through working as a SANE RN (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) with women who were in abusive situations. This is a long share… but I don’t doubt that you will resonate with parts or all…
Parenthood isn’t always roses and sun-rays. It isn’t always radiant smiles and laughter. It’s not edited to fit into a model of perfection like the above image. It’s not the Director’s Cut version. Sometimes it’s diapers that explode and cover you in poop, or hours of sleep lost for nights and months on end listening to your child cry while teeth break through their gums and you feel helpless in relieving their pain. Sometimes it’s…
Lately I’ve been enjoying talking about sex with people of all ages from different walks of life — random people I’m just meeting as well as family and friends. It drives me crazy that sex is considered taboo by and large in this country/society when in fact, it is the most organic and sacred, HOLY experience there is. Sex is how each and every one of us arrived on this planet. Are you open to…