Riding the Waves of 2024 (and finding your feet)
I’ve been riding the waves lately. But not in the way I used to. For much of my life, I’ve been the person on the heaving boat, hurled...
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The Song of the Wise Woman
I’ve been thinking a lot about self-compassion lately and have come to the realization that for most of my life, I’ve avoided it. Why?...
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What was I made for?
A dear co-facilitator and friend gave me a card at a recent retreat. It says: Fill your lungs up with life and repeat after me: I am...
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The Days of our Sober Lives (and what I do when life is on fire.)
My son wakes up at either 2am, 4am or both every night. Each time I guide him back to his bed and tuck him in. He is up again at 6am and...
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Following the "Sparkly Breadcrumbs"
You know that feeling…when something really lights you up? You’re leaning in with fervor because joy and excitement are tugging at your...
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The Power of Reframing Perfectionism
Perfectionist. When I call this word to mind, my body tightens up. When I say it, I enunciate every syllable. I stand straighter and my...
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Empowering Yourself with the Power of Words
I have always been a lover of words. Stories, poems, lyrics…the power of words has been visceral for me at times in my life. I remember a...
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When It's Time for Something New
Detail from my recent "snake collage", created on retreat. Change is such a multi-level experience. I thought I’d rolled around enough in...
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An Ode to Creativity
This weekend, after a period of intensity in my life, I felt some spaciousness. I moved, I danced. I found myself in the present moment....
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Number Nine and Lessons Learned
The August air is starting to feel a little cooler. The summer light and shadows have shifted ever-so-slightly. I saw a single,...
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A Season of Grief
Beautiful souls, It’s been a minute! It’s been a second! It’s also been what feels like an eternity. It’s not just a case of time rushing...
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Expand Beyond Recovery || Payton Kennedy
Beyond Recovery Podcast Live your best life free from addictions. A lively conversation with fellow Canadian and Sobriety & Recovery...
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Movin' out, Movin' on
I have been residing part-time in a log cabin built in 1870 since just before Covid. I say part-time but it might be three-quarters. Then...
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The Never-Ending Winter, Some Rare Planetary Transits and Biting Off More Than I Can Chew…
Author Glennon Doyle said it. “We can do hard things.” Powerful. So powerful, this phrase has turned into a well-known mantra and a...
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When Women Gather
It’s February and I am lucky enough to be sitting in the living room of Sol y Luna villa. There is a warm breeze floating through the...
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2023 so far...
It’s been a long 2023 so far at 16 days in! Who’s else is feeling that? When I say long, I mean for me, different themes and energies are...
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All I Want for Christmas is Rest
It’s December 15th and I am starting to realize that Christmas IS coming. I write this from a villa 20 minutes from Playa Del Carmen,...
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Hello from the Journey of 2022
Well, here I am! I’m at the beginning of my blog-writing journey from the space of my new business, Expand Beyond Recovery. We’re...
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Using Dance as a Life Tool
Top 50 and Beyond Podcast Listen to the podcast here. Words by Lori Massicot: If you think dancing as a “life tool” isn’t a thing, today,...
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Oasis Recovery Newly Sober Ep. 18
In this episode, we talk about finding ourselves and reclaiming our childhood joy. Watch the conversation here.
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