Happy Spring! Podcast, Workshop Dates, and a Request Actually, I think I'll work backwards, if that's ok A Request If you've been following me for any time at all, you will probably remember that I've been supporting a Palestinian family since October of 2023. I first heard about Ahmed and his family from my friend Rosie who was trying to help him and his child be medically evacuated from Gaza. Their home was bombed on or around October 10 and Shawqi was hit in the head by a piece of concrete...
3 months ago • 4 min read
In Case You Want Togetherness... Rituals for Times of Crisis, Part 1 This is a 60 minute Zoom gathering that will help you introduce practices in to your daily life when things feel overwhelming or you’re in crisis. Coming out of “freeze” too quickly can re-traumatize us, but these practices can help us slowly thaw and find ways to re-establish safety and purpose. 12:00 PM PST on either March 12 or March 26 You can sign up at the link here or just respond to this email letting me know you'd...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Happy 2026! Visions for a Radically Different World is here! I am so excited for this podcast series and I hope you are, too. The first episode is a 30-minute introduction to the idea and you can listen here (or on Spotify or Apple, but I have issues with Spotify, so in case you do, too, there are options). There will be new episodes on the fourth Tuesday of every month and I really want to hear from folks with their ideas for other conversations as well as comments on the episodes. I've set...
5 months ago • 3 min read
When I was working with my friend Julie and then later, Shelby, to find a way to describe the work I do and the offerings that seemed disparate and disconnected, it became clear that the through-line of all of it is relationship. Our connection to one another is the most important part of my work - helping facilitate repair where there has been rupture, helping folks define their connection to themselves and their passion, and crafting ways for us to strengthen our relationships to one...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hi, and Happy November. I hope that wherever you are, you're experiencing some ease and joy and finding ways to stay grounded. The world is a lot right now, for sure. This morning, I was reminded of this poem by Nikita Gill and it gave me some solace. Something to Consider... You all know how I feel about AI (and if you don't you can read my rant here). I have strong opposition to it for a whole host of reasons, and then yesterday, I had an experience that gave me another reason to worry...
8 months ago • 4 min read
Image from https://www.educba.com/abolitionist-movement/ In some spaces, abolition has become a buzzword, and it often feels either confusing or downright frightening to folks, or it's immediately associated with the movement to end slavery in the United States, not as something that is contemporary or important right now. The word, however, has been used in activist movements for decades, and more widely following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, and I think it's important to understand...
8 months ago • 4 min read
Thanks for being here and for being patient with me as the transition to the new website happens (this newsletter will stay here for the time being; I am just exploring ways to wrap up The SELF Project site and weave it in to what I'm doing over at Connective Tissue when that site is live). Shout out to Shelby for helping me keep things cohesive and gorgeous. For real, if you ever need a graphic designer, she's the one to talk to. Enough! Plays and a Conversation Last night I acted as the MC...
9 months ago • 9 min read
There is a lot of talk about "divisions" and "separation" and "othering" in the world right now and so many lamentations about whether we can heal the rifts and come together, and I tend to think it's incredibly simple, but also incredibly hard. Shifting culture and living in to new ways of being requires a specific set of principles and the willingness to fake it until we feel it, wrap our heads around these values and ideas and practice them until we can feel them in our bones and we've...
9 months ago • 5 min read
September is a month of transition. School begins again in a lot of places, the seasons shift, and the pace seems to change, regardless of where you are in the world. I love a transition for its power to bring me back to intention, to figuring out what it is that I really want, that I am working toward. I have a chalkboard up next to my desk on which I've written: What do I value most? Where do I find them in work, relationship, spiritual practice? How can I be intentional about bringing...
10 months ago • 6 min read