On Tuesday night, I completed the Landmark Forum in Atlanta. It was by far the most transformational course I’ve ever taken in my life and I wanted to share the new possibilities that opened up for me. Upon registering for the Forum, participants are asked to consider an important area of their life they would like to focus on. My first reaction was “how do I choose just one!?” I was reassured that the focus area would be more of a doorway into the concepts/ assignments and that the overall experience of the course would likely affect many other important areas too. With that, I chose the grief and suffering from this intense year of loss. To be perfectly honest, I wanted to break free from the prison cell of grief for both my family and myself in the wake of Mark’s suicide. About halfway through the first day and in a very public share-turned-coaching session, I suddenly realized I didn’t actually want that freedom because my story around such freedom would mean that I abandoned … [Read more...]
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I’m intimidated by this picture and I’m the girl in this picture
I almost didn’t post it. Technically, it was a series of underwear photos—Grandma would kill me for sure! But, in a moment of pure awe and wonder of the human body, I shared it anyway. The intent behind sharing that picture was to celebrate the Divine design of the feminine body. Looking down at my baby girl, I was still gushing with love and appreciation. That picture also opened the door to my work with the BIRTHFIT team which has been nothing short of amazing. That picture was all good… or so I thought. Shortly after I shared that picture, a few friends mentioned that it made them feel like failures. For them, the picture seemed to say, “this is what a BIRTHFIT pregnancy should look like.” It opened the door to comparison and siphoned off their power. This response couldn’t have been more opposite from my intention; I wanted to spread empowerment, not judgment. Fast-forward to today and I’m feeling the same judgment from the picture, too. I’m comparing this pregnancy with … [Read more...]
