Medicine for the Unknown:  on ritual, creativity + patience

Medicine for the Unknown: on ritual, creativity + patience

  I sat down this morning at my desk and sighed heavily, pulling my grandmother’s fleece shawl a little tighter around my shoulders.  I lit my sandalwood-scented candle and, as I often do when I wake in the mornings, I pulled a tarot card.   The 7 of...
How to Breathe…and other lessons in self-belief and empowerment

How to Breathe…and other lessons in self-belief and empowerment

When I made my living as a scuba instructor, I used to joke that I spent my days teaching people how to breathe.   There would be a little requisite chuckling at this totally silly notion, but the truth is, my job was no small feat. I spent my days teaching...