After a "bridge" season and a much-needed pause, I’m back with clarity and a new direction. In this episode, I share why pulling back was the most courageous step, what I’ve been alchemizing in the messy middle, and what you can expect in Season 3 — deeper integration of spirituality and real life, more truth-telling, and of course…the courage to rise.

On this episode, we dive into one of the KEY elements required for your growth and evolution: self-compassion.

I used to have a black-belt in beating myself up. Shame, frustration, you name it.

Through my journey I learned that the careful application of self-compassion is one of the elements that can either accelerate (by its presence) or delay (by its absence) our journey of self-discovery (though I prefer self-remembrance)!

If you want to read more on relinquishing your own black belt, check out this article I wrote a few years back: Of Bears and Black Belts

In this episode, I discuss a dark moment I experienced in late 2024. I broke several of my own "personal rules" and momentarily forgot where my own power lived. Following my intuition brought me right-side up again, and led me to Nelson Mandela's autobiography

• Why I'll never stop meditating again
• Why "unprecedented times" (sadly) aren't
• Two key quotes from Nelson Mandela's autobiography (purchase from your local independent bookseller!)
• How we can continue to tap into our unlimited power within each of us to face anything that comes
• Why our individual reclamation of power leads to a collective force for good