Reshaping the Stories That Shape Our Lives

Ever since my post a few days ago about why StoryShift is launching November 8, why it had to be that day and no other, and the cosmic math involved, my feed has been blowing up like crazy with posts about Scorpio meaning in general, meaning for this year, and meaning for this particular birthday. That’s been wild for a person who knew next to

It’s November, my birthday month!

This is a particularly exciting birthday. This year, I’ll be 72 which is a special age. Hush up if your first thought was “old!” There’s a story here…

My whole life has played out in eight-year cycles. I know next to nothing about astrology or numerology, but knew those cycles had a meaning beyond just being a

StoryShift: Reshaping the Stories That Shape Our Lives is offically available for preorder!

If you love the idea that you don’t have to be stuck in the same old patterns... don’t have to worry about the same old triggers... don’t have to pretend some things never happened or didn’t hurt... don’t have listen to yet another one-size-fits-all

Do you tend to THINK about your feelings?

Most of us were taught to. When something hurts, we go looking for the reason. We trace the pattern back to where it started, figure out who implanted the story and when, and give it a name. People pleasing. Perfectionism. Fear of abandonment. Then we wait for the relief that’s supposed to come with

When we feel bad, we want to feel better. The positivity movement tells us we can get there by thinking positive thoughts.

There’s a lethal catch, though.

The hidden message is that feeling better requires us to suppress, negate, or numb everything except positive emotions. By pushing away half of what it means to be fully and wholly human, we also

Our world lost so much with the passing of Dolly Parton. It feels impossible to grasp onto anything that can keep us from feeling swamped by grief, and yet most of us never met her personally. She is that rare - perhaps unique - public figure who is widely considered beloved by all ages, genders, races, religions, backgrounds, and political views.

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Welcome to StoryShift! I’m so glad you’re here.

StoryShift is a self-healing framework detailed in the

A few winters ago, an attractive house I pass nearly every day burned. All people and pets got out safely.

From the street, there seemed to be very little damage. You had to look closely and deliberately to see the slight smokiness around the front door.

For the next two years, she presented this face to the world. And yet if you knew where to look,

She needed to be right. I suggested we agree to disagree.
She needed the last word. I wished her well.

Reading this now, you may immediately see my mistake. I was slower to catch on.

Incidents like this tended to surface first as an asking: Do you think I’ve made that mistake enough times and could move on to a new and different mistake?

That

The patio was all decked out. Three borrowed card tables were dressed in “tablecloths” cut with pinking shears from fabric that looked like a tropical reef covered with bright colorful fish. The “centerpieces” were dime store goldfish bowls, each with their own fish, that doubled as party favors. The “cooler” was the kids’ plastic pool filled with