I write at the intersection of depth psychology, spirituality, politics, tech and culture—exploring the isolating shadows of individualism and how to find meaning in the absence of belonging.
From the archetypal to the personal and political, I explore the nature of deep humanity amidst the cultures we are creating both online and in our communities.
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The False Promise of Mastery
I know, I know. There are many very prominent leaders offering courses and seminars coined as “mastery” programs. How could this be a problem?I’ll let you in on a secret: mastery is marketing. Just as [...]
How to Rehab Your Confidence
HINT: It's not about you. Try this: Think about walking into a room full of higher-ups and proving yourself to them, your worth, your value. Feel the feeling of being everything you have in that [...]
Hello 2019: Setting Rates, Getting Raises
Overcoming undervaluing and disillusion. It’s that time of year when people are thinking about making more money. You’ve set your goals, you have a sense of your budget (lol maybe, maybe not), and you are [...]
Having Vision and Getting There
“There” is a feeling. It can only be experienced “here” in the body. Some of us have a sense of personal vision. Many others have no access to authentic vision at all - we may [...]
Making Big Changes
Filling the void or avoiding the work. When we are moved to change things up in our lives – leave a job, get a new degree, move town – we can often be motivated by [...]
Walking Through the Darkness
The darkness is a gift; we will never be free from it. It indicates a massive growth stage is culminating - not upon us, but culminating. January can be a really dark month for some [...]
Work & Creativity: A Place Shame Loves to Play
How does your shame masquerade as self-preservation? Intellectually we understand shame and we talk about it a lot as a culture. But most of us don’t know what it sounds like in our own head [...]
Genuine Thought Leadership
What Do You Stand For? You can only be heard on the level you are communicating. On the wavelength you are operating. You are a force of nature, but what is the essence of that [...]
Input: Life’s Eternal Spring
Light Yourself Up Daily by Striking a Critical – Yet Simple - Balance All day long we are engaged in a flow of input and output. How balanced this flow is determines how grounded, healthy [...]