"Spiritual direction helps perfectly imperfect human beings tap into their OWN knowing and their own definition of divinity and spirit."
Read MoreA poem celebrating the mystery and blessing of darkness in honor of the winter solstice.
Read MoreOur world needs spiritual leaders who are done “playing nice.” We cannot disappear into a neutral, passive “niceness” that spiritually bypasses the reasons people often seek care in the first place.
Read MoreIn 2008, my friend Ed Cardoza founded Still Harbor to spiritually support people on the frontlines of movements for justice. Showing up whole and grounded in the face of systems of oppression, violence, and suffering can take a heavy toll…
Read MoreI wasn’t supposed to be a spiritual director. I don’t fit the mold of most people in the field. I’m not ordained. I didn’t go to divinity school. I haven’t spent most of my life pursuing a path to formal spiritual leadership. I found spiritual direction by accident.
Read MoreDaily, I willingly enter into conversations with people who are facing some kind of suffering. This doesn’t mean I offer hope. In fact, my role in most of those conversations is not to. Instead, it is to be “in the pit” with them.
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