And yes, I hate it. Happy Sunday, Soothers. I joke often (maybe even in this newsletter before?) that if I ever write a book or start a new newsletter it will be called, “But… how?” where I break down general concepts that you KNOW you should do (forgive somebody else…

Happy Sunday, Soothers. I’m going to be totally honest, my pop culture/music/cultural radar is so decayed in the last decade and a half or so that if you had asked me who Rick Rubin was a few weeks ago, I would have known he somehow had something to do with……

Stop getting stuck in research mode. Happy Sunday, Soothers. In my own personal work, and that of my clients, I naturally deal with a lot of black and white thinking. A lot of perfectionism. A lot of fear around getting things “right.” Making the “best” decision. This is one of…

Some thoughts from this year. Happy Sunday, Soothers. I turned 43 this week, and here are some thoughts. Nothing matters timeline wise, except that shame tells us it should. I’m 43, and happily partnered yet happily unmarried. I’m 43 and happily childfree, though until about age 37 I was obsessed…

Happy Sunday, Soothers. Guess what: I bought a house! My little nature witch cottage has been brought to life and with any luck I am drinking a warm mug of tea on the porch overlooking the creek right now as you read this. I have so much to say on…

It’s not what you might think. Looking at gratitude from a nervous system-based perspective. Happy Sunday, Soothers. With Thanksgiving having just taken place here in America, it makes me want to talk about something that I’ve struggled with for a long time: Gratitude. Let’s first of course note that the…

My tips and tactics Happy Sunday, Soothers. By the time you get this in your inbox, I will have spent 73 days not drinking alcohol (or coffee, or eating gluten, but those are stories for another time), on my way to 90 days without alcohol in my life. I’ve written…

5 important reasons. Happy Sunday, Soothers. I often describe the Sunday Soother in part as a newsletter about “practical spirituality,” meaning I like to try to explain more abstract or esoteric spiritual concepts in a grounded and practical way that can reveal to anybody their applications or usefulness. I myself…

It’s time. Happy Sunday, Soothers. If you grew up socialized as a woman, and you identify as a sensitive person, it’s likely that you suffer from what could be referred to as good girl conditioning. …