A conversation with Charity Collier, a mindfulness meditation expert teacher and addiction counselor. Episode 7 [part one] From personal transformation to changing lives, our guest Charity Collier has done both. She helps people on their journey of self-discovery. Working as a licensed addiction counselor and meditation teacher in the US prison system she serves a greater cause helping incarcerated individuals heal from the trauma and stress of prison life. She… Read More »
A conversation with artist and poet Robin Reynolds Episode 6 As we traverse this path of life on earth, we can get caught up in what happened to us. We can get stuck and become a victim or our own circumstances. We can also choose to shift and transform and look at life as happening for us and pull ourselves up and out of the mire. We can transform our… Read More »
Episode 5 Suffering from a traumatic event or multiple events can disrupt life as you know it. Trauma comes in many forms. Whether or not you experience it directly or indirectly it is an experience that shapes your beliefs about how the world is or isn’t. It can be a threat to one’s existence or a serious injury, or even it can be that you have witnessed harm to someone… Read More »
Episode 4 We all know that someone comes in last to every race and every competition – that is, on paper. No one lists the people who finish last first. That didn’t stop Julie Creffield from participating in races and one day she finished a race last and the finish line itself wasn’t even there. The race participants and organisers had packed it up and called it a day. That… Read More »
Episode 3 Stress, lack of sleep, processed food, and poor nutrition are all too common in our modern world. Running to work, to home, to events – day in and day out it starts to seem like a vicious cycle. Many people haven’t learned how to cook and prepare meals and either rely on processed foods or take-out for their primary diet. Over time the lack of nutrients combined with… Read More »
Episode 2 Exploring motherhood at age 40 Becoming a new mother is on top of the list of transformational events in our lives that can change us. Our ideas of who we are and our place in the world can be upended and the upheaval can have both benefits and negative side effects. Although mothers share many common experiences, mothering and motherhood is a unique experience for each individual as… Read More »