emotional healing

The Lesson the Medicine Man Never Meant to Teach

https://youtu.be/v-YJfAbXKzc   Since the time of my earliest memories, I was drawn to Native Americans. As a child, I would sit for hours and look at books with photographs of Native people and their ritual practices. At the age of fourteen, when I began to learn about traditional Native doctors (medicine men and women), I decided that, if ever given [...]

By |2025-10-23T03:45:41-04:00October 21, 2025|0 Comments

Strung Out on a Woman Who Truly Doesn’t Care About You

https://youtu.be/ckyZts38a6c   Relational dynamics vary widely across cultures — something I’ve witnessed firsthand after living for years among Native Americans and spending significant time in China, India, Sri Lanka, and beyond. Everywhere you go, relationships carry a mix of positive attributes and dysfunction. Some nurture closeness and stability, while others create confusion and pain. Here in the United States, I [...]

By |2025-10-02T23:43:28-04:00October 2, 2025|0 Comments

Love, Acceptance, Appreciation, and Compassion for Yourself

https://youtu.be/OW_nkSPe_8I   Many of us, even from an early age, carry profoundly deep emotional wounds. If we were subjected to abuse — emotional, physical, verbal, or sexual — if we were neglected, if we were bullied in school, if our love was rejected or left unreciprocated, we internalize those experiences. The hardships and rejections we endure don’t simply pass through [...]

By |2025-09-17T21:47:32-04:00September 17, 2025|0 Comments

Meditation for Insomniacs and Disrupted Sleep Cycles

https://youtu.be/6nb_2_qkqlU   Having just returned from Sri Lanka at the time of this writing, my sleep cycles are way off. I woke before 3 a.m. after sleeping only a few hours and couldn’t fall back asleep. Rather than frustrating myself by lying there, I got up and began my morning meditation practice. I sat for three hours. There’s a stillness [...]

By |2025-09-14T11:16:14-04:00September 13, 2025|0 Comments

Tolerating Uncertainty: A Path Through the Fear of the Unknown

https://youtu.be/Mm2Km6ib3NU   Uncertainty can feel incredibly threatening—especially for those with anxious or insecure attachment styles. It’s not just uncomfortable; it can be excruciating. The agonizing sense of not knowing often triggers intense fear and self-doubt, sending our minds spiraling into a storm of worst-case scenarios. We overanalyze text messages, replay conversations, and ask ourselves, What did she—or he—really mean by [...]

By |2025-08-03T18:13:01-04:00August 3, 2025|0 Comments
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