Published in Better Humans·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Wake Up HappyFour easy steps to empower your mornings with magic — What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? How do you generally feel at that point, both mentally & physically? Not very long ago, I would’ve answered something snarky like “grimace and curse the dawn” to the first question, and “achy & disappointed in myself and the world”…Lifestyle6 min readLifestyle6 min read
Published in Better Humans·PinnedMember-onlyAn Introduction to Polyvagal Theory for Anxiety ReliefSelf-regulating your nervous system may be the best gift you can give yourself — In about six weeks, I’ll turn 50 years old. Born in 1972, the only child of Baby Boomers, I’m about as Gen X as it gets. Since I was a teenager, I’ve bounced between my individual spiritual quest and my zest for communing with artists of all stripes. I’ve met…Mental Health7 min readMental Health7 min read
Published in Better Humans·PinnedMember-onlyBuilding a Habit of Sitting on My Rear for Over a YearWhat I discovered from my daily meditation practice — This morning, like every morning for over a year, I started my day with my favorite habit, the one I never, ever miss. Over the last two years, I’ve deliberately cultivated good, mindful habits in a (successful!) last-ditch effort to save myself from my own shadow — literally. I Was Clueless I say…Meditation8 min readMeditation8 min read
Published in Better Humans·PinnedMember-onlyIt’s Not a Diet, it’s a SOUL-LIT!The change wasn’t overnight, but I began to feel differences throughout my life rather quickly — There’s a sketch from MadTV that I think of a lot. A man & woman are seated at a restaurant, and the woman is, she insists loudly, not on a DIET, she’s on a LIVE IT. The woman, played brilliantly by Nicole Sullivan, is obviously hungry to the point of…Lifestyle9 min readLifestyle9 min read
Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Leah Welborn1.) I was born near the end of the Nixon administration — perhaps that’s what set me off on the wrong foot. It was a few days before Christmas in 1972 when I made my debut in Austin, Texas, the only child of my parents’ union and the only child…About Me Stories7 min readAbout Me Stories7 min read
Published in The Shortform·19 hours agoMember-onlyDrew Barrymore: Bubble Machine of JoyA Taliswoman Short — Drew Barrymore1 min readDrew Barrymore1 min read
Published in The Shortform·1 day agoMember-onlyAlexandra Billings: Teacher of LoveA Taliswoman Short — Alexandra Billings1 min readAlexandra Billings1 min read
Published in The Shortform·3 days agoMember-onlyJoey Soloway: Trans-TalisPersonA Taliswoman Short — Joey Soloway is one of my Taliswomen who’s come much later in my life, along with my widening ideas about womanhood. I came to know Joey (then Jill) Soloway through Transparent, the show they created. I credit that show with helping me understand so much that I’d simply never considered…Joey Soloway1 min readJoey Soloway1 min read
Published in The Shortform·4 days agoMember-onlyAni DiFranco: My Righteous BabeA Taliswoman Short — Ani Difranco1 min readAni Difranco1 min read
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