I teach both men and women what I call Fierce Intimacy – taking each other on, standing up to one another with love. In Patriarchal culture, power and connection are split. You can be loving and accommodate, (as women did for years) or you can find your voice and roar, devil take the hindm...
We all have a unique purpose. Exodus 9:16 says, “But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” There is a greater purpose at work than your personal happiness or satisfying ego. Sometimes we resist our p...
I am a sucker when it comes to Valentine’s Day. The balloons, the candlelit dinners, the lovey-dovey messages…they all totally get my heart beating. Yes, I love this holiday that’s filled with chocolate heart boxes, cupid-shaped cards, and stunning red roses. In fact, I turn to utt...
Earlier this week, my brother sent me a link to this commercial for the Winter Olympics that features skier Lindsey Vonn and ends with the tagline “The Best of U.S.” It’s an inspiring, uplifting and motivating video. And, as usual, it got me thinking. It got me thinking about the ...
Before community members of West Oakland, California formed Mandela Foods Cooperative in 2009, area residents relied on small, poorly stocked stores for nutrition. The Cooperative was born out of the desire to not only improve access to healthy food but to create opportunity and business o...
