I just spent 10 days on the northern west coast, experiencing incredible nature and family time. Part of our trip was powered by the intention to honor a very dear family member who passed away in May and requested that her ashes be at home...
On the night of the Summer Solstice, my own men’s group met to extinguish our limitations, celebrate our strengths, and ignite our days forthcoming. It was a picturesque 80-degree early summer Portland evening with whimsical clouds and lively flames reflecting our inner magic. The four of...
The other day I walk into the charming, farmer's market style produce section of Whole Foods, thinking of what my wife might need for a work gathering in a few days. I think of firewood, then, as any savvy Oregonian might, I think of the...
I've been a little fraudulent to myself recently. I've been writing from an intellectual place more than an experiential place: too much saying, not enough doing! The grace of the universe being what it is, I am coming back to center and feeling more alive,...
Being a therapist who gets charged up working with people on the quality of their relationships, I have recently been asking myself this question. As a therapist, this question helps guide me closer to the most purposeful form of relationship work I can muster. For...
I've been doing a lot of work in my men's groups recently on the awareness and forms of scarcity and abundance in relationship and these notions are creeping into my own process today. There are so many ways in which we can restrict our sense...
For those of you who may not know, the world lost a true spiritual adventurer this week in 58 year-old eccentric, Micah True, also known as Caballo Blanco. I was first made aware of True's existence as he was portrayed in Chris McDougall's much-celebrated book,...
This is a question I'm guessing a lot of people have asked themselves at some point along the way, especially in times of major life change. I think many therapists are up against major cultural stigmas that resist-at various levels-the work we hope to do....
In every relationship-every interaction-there is an exchange of energy. In the best and worst cases, it is easy for most of us to sense the energetic impact of these exchanges. Do you ever feel drained, crashed, or otherwise exhausted around certain people or in certain...
I was finishing my run in Forest Park today, trying to glean some inspiration, some elusive lesson from the super-tall tree varieties we have here in Portland. I guess the concept of reaching expectations was floating on the surface of my contemplation and I immediately...