A Creative Processing Practice Can Prevent Overstimulated Shutdown
Do you have a creative processing practice? I often think about the image of water flowing through pipes as a way to consider the role…
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Suffering Under The Weight of Expectation
Do you ever feel the weight of people’s (including your own) expectations? This is often a burden highly sensitive people end up lugging around with…
The Problem With Asking “What Could I Have Done Differently?”
“What could I have done differently?” is a classic coaching question. It can give rise to awareness, encourage learning, and connect with the fact that…
The Haven Phrasebook
As a community grows, a shared language naturally emerges. Here you will find definitions for some of the words you might come across around here.
What Wants To Rise Inside You? A Thought on Power and Healing
Some things feel impossible until one day, they feel inevitable. We might turn our back on a particular idea, possibility, or invitation for a long…
A Difference Between Healing and Cure
A cure restores normality by eradicating a problem. Healing helps the thing become whole. This idea has come up in several recent conversations I’ve had…
Using Rituals To Slow Down In a Fast World
What are the characteristics of a ritual? How is it different from a habit or behaviour? During this year’s Tranquility Theme Kota, we spent time…
Walking With Pain (“I’m Not Really Enjoying This”)
Lots of people carry pain as they walk through life. “I’ll go early to beat the crowd”, I think, carefully threading my right foot through…
Rest Might Be a Cup of Hot Black Coffee (Sound Anchor)
I invite you to slow down,allow yourself to pause,take a deep breath, and connect with this moment,move in the waves of the presentwith the waves.…
Raise a Glass (Music Livestream)
To celebrate the release of my latest single, Raise a Glass, I did another livestream gig. Thanks to everyone who joined me for what became…