Hello Reader, Sometimes you don’t need another answer. You need enough quiet to hear the one that’s been trying to get your attention. I often say, “The ego screams, and the soul whispers.” For me, journaling has been one way to quiet that noise. My relationship with journaling hasn’t always been easy. I stopped writing for a time after someone read my private journal. But when I eventually returned to it, I discovered how much writing helped me listen to myself. Putting my thoughts on paper...
about 21 hours ago • 1 min read
Creativity has helped me slow down, recognize when fear is speaking, and make more conscious choices. I'll be sharing some of those practices at the Creative Care Summit. Hello Warrior's, I want to share something I've been working on. I'll be speaking at the 2026 Creative Care Summit, a free virtual event happening November 9–12. My presentation is The Creative Pause: Using Journaling, Storytelling, and Mindful Creativity to Move from Fear to Awareness. This topic is personal for me....
8 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Fear rarely announces itself by saying, “I’m afraid.” Sometimes it looks like overthinking. Or perfectionism. People-pleasing. Control. Anger. Even hyper-independence. I know that last one well. For years, I believed doing everything myself made me stronger and gave me more control over the outcome. What I eventually realized was that I didn’t have control. I had armor. That’s how convincing fear can be. My newest article, How Fear Disguises Itself in Your Life, explores the...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Sometimes awareness arrives as a quiet realization. You notice yourself saying yes when you want to say no. You recognize the old story behind your hesitation. You see how fear has been shaping a choice before you've even made it. That awareness matters. You cannot change a pattern you haven't noticed. But seeing the pattern is only the beginning. In Soul Solutions® for Awakening Awareness, I explore the importance of becoming present and recognizing the beliefs and reactions...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Warrior, Sometimes the thing that protected you becomes the very thing keeping you stuck. I recently joined Brad Berg on the Encompassed Purpose Podcast for a very personal conversation about trauma, fear, forgiveness, and becoming your authentic self. I shared parts of my story I don't always get into during an interview, including being 11 years old and asking my dad for counseling, the "cowboy angel" who helped my sister and me get home from New Mexico, and the simple question my dad...
26 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, What if the parts of yourself you’ve spent years trying to fix were never proof that something was wrong with you? You may have learned to believe that being worthy meant getting it right. Being strong. Being useful. Being agreeable. Healing enough. Accomplishing enough. Becoming the version of yourself that no one could criticize, reject, or find lacking. But that version of you doesn’t exist. And she doesn’t need to. In my newest article, Flawed & Sacred: How Accepting Your...
29 days ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, This quarter kept bringing me back to one truth: Fear may have something to tell you. It just doesn’t get to make the decision. That message runs through the new Q3 issue of Warrior’s Journal, and it is also at the heart of something I am especially happy to share with you. Soul Solutions® for Overcoming Fear & Limiting Beliefs, Book Two in the Soul Solutions® series, is officially here. This book takes the awareness work from Book One and moves into the next question: Now what?...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello [First Name], There comes a point on the healing journey when you realize the past is still trying to lead. It may show up when you silence yourself instead of speaking the truth. It may show up when you over-explain a boundary because part of you still believes your needs require permission. It may show up when you wait for someone else to apologize, understand, or change before you allow yourself to move forward. But your power does not return when the past finally becomes different....
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, There is a difference between understanding why you react a certain way and being able to choose differently when the moment actually arrives. You may recognize the fear. You may know the old story. You may even understand exactly where the limiting belief began. Yet you can still find yourself saying yes when you want to say no, pulling back from something you want, overthinking the decision, trying to control the outcome, or responding from a pattern that no longer reflects who...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read