Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
Now pay attention. The next sentence will be the most important words I write. I have loved being alive. I’d like you to pause and remember it as we move through the uncomfortable. It’s 4:00 AM. The house has gone quiet. I am tucked in bed safe and sound, baby Read more
Perla Batalla, a backup singer for Leonard Cohen for many years, was in concert in Los Angeles recently. In her second act she shared the story of the time Mr. Cohen asked her to sing one of his biggest hits, Bird On A Wire at a party. She demurred—panicked, actually—and Read more
Sugar and spice and everything nice that’s what little girls are made of. Sunshine and rainbows and ribbons for hair bows that’s what little girls are made of. Tea parties, laces and baby doll faces that’s what little girls are made of. —Unknown Cinderella and a prince. Straight A’s and a Read more
My darling child, how would you like to be? The paper is yet a seed and not even a tree that has not been born. It’s starstuff swirling about, twisting, turning, churning, clashing and recycling waiting on you. It’s all yours, this one life you’ve yet to live. The molecular, Read more
What we think and say to ourselves does create our feelings. We want to tell ourselves confident, positive and encouraging things. We want to do this because what we tell ourselves, our thoughts, guide what we do. A client of mine ‘Mark’, (37 years old) had given up alcohol two Read more
I love science fiction movies, books, and television shows. I can seriously quote you some Star Trek or Star Wars at the drop of a hat. I like making up silly songs that don’t make sense. Dancing around the kitchen with my dog is one of my favorite pastimes. I Read more
Kimberly Johnson is a yogini nomad, bodyworker, doula, postpartum women’s health specialist, and single mom to a fiery 7-year-old, named Cecilia. As soon as I ever heard the word “feminist,” I knew I was one. I have always been proud to call myself a feminist. I defend the term. It’s Read more
Just a few years ago I felt like I was dying. I felt like my life was over. Life felt like a crushing ton of bricks on my back. I was depressed. I was constantly ill with a wide variety of illnesses. I had gained more than 70 pounds on Read more