The Crone… not an archetype we like to talk about because we don’t like ending in our society. As defined by Joanne Sienko Ott, St. Catherine University, "The literature desc[...]
from the journal
For the most part, our family took one trip a year together and we were lucky enough to do it in Santa Barbara, California (well, SB, Carpinteria and Montecito). My Aunt and Uncle had[...]
One of the most common things I hear from people when talking to me about my art is, “I wish I could create like that,” or “I don’t have a creative bone in my body.” Even at[...]
Nadia Bolz-Weber said it best in her book Shameless, "Origin stories, tell us how the world came about, where we came from, and other important things like white snakes, don’t have L[...]
If it’s not Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, or the Fourth of July, it’s probably not a holiday I’m actively thinking about or planning for. Which means, when Earth Day came arou[...]
The Homemaker was the title given to most women during the turn of the century. While their husbands worked for a paycheck they were the ones at home taking care of the chores, cooking[...]
We all get stuck in them–Mindset cycles. Whether they're breaking us down or building us up we form cycles to preserve ourselves. When these cycles are here to help us grow and prosp[...]
The Nordic Goddess of rest gives us the invitation to rest. To let go of all we're holding and to sink into the darkness, calm, and healing powers of it. In a society that is so foc[...]
How often do you think about the legacy you're building as you live through your life? Whether you're an artist, a business owner, a mother, all of these things, or something else, we[...]
The wise woman is the archetype of our intuition. The ancient part of us that knows the direction we are meant to go, who guides us, and nurtures us. But through society, culture,[...]