Truth and Secrets

And there’s the hot topic in all my memoir workshops: secrets. Secrets are energy magnets. The force it takes to keep secrets hidden is energy that could be used for growth and creativity. So often though, the shame and guilt associated with secrets keep feeding the darkness and the fear. Secrets maintain a great power over us, and we are diminished by them.

13 Reasons to Write a Healing Memoir

“Re-member” means to bring together the different parts of ourselves, and find ourselves whole.

In the golden vineyards of Napa Valley

Today I’m starting the 10th year of my retreat in Calistoga, in the heart of the Napa Valley. The drive from the SF Bay Area to the valley was full of different kinds of weather, from the soft, pillowy clouds of a rainy autumn afternoon to the delights of sun on crimson, amber, and golden [...]