I have some very exciting news to share! Dirt Church: Answering the Call to Rewild Spirit is now available! This offering has been a work of love and devotion to what I’ve come to know as the Sacred Wild. And not just the wild of the world we call home, but also the wild within. “When I started writing this book, […]
Category Archives: spiritual
From Powerless to Wild Power
I’ve been very busy with getting everything ready to release a new book. But I’ve also turned inward since midway last year – doing much pondering, working on my physical health including a pretty big surgery and recovery, and doing my best to show up as a mom and wife/partner as well as a friend […]
Rediscovering Wonder by Reclaiming What We’ve Lost
Last night, I strung the lights on our tree in what has become our new tradition of putting up the tree with just the lights right before Thanksgiving. Our daughter, 8 going on 9, came into the living room and stopped in the doorway and looked over at me with a wide grin. “The lights!” […]
When the Bridge of Faith Collapses and Finding a New Way
“Religion is a bridge to the spiritual – but the spiritual lies beyond religion. Unfortunately, in seeking the spiritual, we may become attached to the bridge rather than crossing over it.” – Rachel Naomi Remen When I first read this quote, I answered with a resounding – yes! To me, it communicates what is so […]
Reconciling Spirit and LGBTQ+ Selfhood
Happy (almost) Fall, y’all! (For all you northern hemisphere folks! And happy almost Spring to southern hemisphere friends!) Autumn always fills me with lots of reflection and hope along with the joy of coziness. Add to that the fact I am writing this on the 15th anniversary of my coming out to myself and the […]
Deconstructing the Great Lie and Reclaiming Spirithood
What would be different for you if you didn’t feel that there was a separation between your physical and spiritual self? How would it free you if you didn’t feel you had to choose between spirituality and your identity as a LGBTQ+ person?
A Life Changing Lesson In Courage And Love Conquering All
But what I thought I knew about women’s empowerment, self-love, and authenticity was all swept away in a flood as soon as Natalie Merchant took the stage.
Full of Pressure
The past couple of weeks have left my head spinning with very little to no time to process all that has deeply affected me. From the tragic loss of the person (Naomi Judd) who cowrote and sang much of the soundtrack to my childhood, to the terrible nature of the leaked Supreme Court document which […]
Letter to Myself
Dear seventeen year old, Charity…
Kindness, Ellen, W, and Me
I’m just going to come out and say it right here in the beginning, even though I know it isn’t the popular opinion right now. I think Ellen is right. And before you start to formulate your arguments back, post the memes and excerpts from other writers, and quote James Baldwin to me (Whom I […]