by Joelle | May 19, 2022 | Blog
How much resentment are you clinging to? I recently had a conversation with a colleague about co-creating my parents’ final chapters. We shared similar experiences of repeated socialized trauma. I spoke on actively working to forgive the very people who...
by Joelle | May 17, 2022 | Blog
How judgmental are you? Aloof, moody, mysterious, bad ass. Cats used to be my pet of preference. When my ex suggested we adopt a dog, I resistantly agreed. And when he and his daughter would laugh hysterically at Harvest’s silly antics, I would find myself judging:...
by Joelle | May 7, 2022 | Blog
Growing up is required to enter into adulthood, so they say. It’s needed to be a fully functional, well versed, useful, educated and purposeful member of society. One who fulfills your civic and communal services. The training was clear: rules, protocols, parameters,...
by Joelle | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog
Last week I came down with the “creeping crud.” The stressors of traveling back and forth across the ocean to support my parents with the initial stages of moving into a medicalized nursing facility took a toll on my health. I’ve been reflecting...
by Joelle | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog
There’s a parable by Osho 3 Chinese mystics who did nothing but laugh. Everywhere they went they played tricks and brought peals of laughter to everyone the met no matter the circumstance. One day, one of them died. Everyone thought it best to weep. But the two...
by Joelle | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog
Vulnerable. Merriam-Webster definition: (adjective) 1. Capable of being physically or emotionally wounded ; 2. Open to attack or damage. Derived from the Latin vulnus, meaning wound. The above sentiment is what most seem to equate with the word – and, because of...
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