• Defend Your Nervous System & Your Democracy

    On April 5th, I joined more than 3 million Americans around the world for the Hands Off! protest. We peacefully protested the Trump regime’s illegal executive orders, terrifying tariffs, imprisonment of people without due process, and gutting of federal services we depend on. People gathered in 1,300 small towns and big cities across the United…

  • Resist with Revolutionary Resilience

    👉🏾 FREE online TRE® class on March 8 at 11am PT. Register now to reserve your spot (class size limited). I began playing piano at age 9. Five years later I could play Beethoven’s Sonata Pathétique from memory. When I was 14, I studied piano with a renowned University of Nevada-Las Vegas music professor. She…

  • Remember What’s Important

    I’ve been thinking about fire a lot lately.  In my early 20s I lost most of my possessions in a storage unit fire. I was in-between apartments at the time, staying with a friend. After the fire, the only things I owned were what I had with me — a backpack, a bicycle, a motorcycle,…

  • TRAUMA TIP: Sit Your Derrière in a Chair

    👉🏾 Need a holiday gift for a stressed-out loved one? Book a private TRE® session for the two of you. The day before Thanksgiving last week, I popped into Michael’s for some hummingbird stickers. I overheard two women talking one aisle over from me. Judging from their voices, they were somewhere in their 50s or…

  • Story: Creepy Guy on Zzyzx Road

    Road sign for Zzyzx Road

    A couple weeks ago, I shared the first part of a story in my weekly Trauma Tip Tuesday newsletter. As promised, here’s the whole story. Enjoy!

  • Look for the Kindness

    When we’re stressed or depressed, anxious or overwhelmed, it’s difficult to see kindness, isn’t it? Let’s shift our focus from life’s challenges to the kindness all around us! After all, it’s good for us — and others. “Knowing that there are people out there with the same kindness in their hearts that you like to…

  • Imperfection Makes Pies (and Life!) Sweeter

    Living on the Western Slope of Colorado, I’ve learned to mark the passage of time by what produce is available when. Tender asparagus in the spring. Cherries in mid-summer. Sweet corn in late summer. Apples in the fall . . . . that sort of thing. Granted, not much grows here in the winter! But…

  • Put on Your Fancy Pants and DANCE!

    Fifteen years ago I had the great pleasure of leading a team of idealistic young AmeriCorps members in San Luis Obispo, California. We taught environmental education to middle and high school students, mostly through service projects, in-class presentations, and after-school clubs. Whenever we lost our way — which was often because we worked with TEENAGERS!…