What happens where Oshun, the river, meets its banks
Reflections on two challenging group sessions and the unglamorous work of becoming the facilitator I want to be: on Oshun, Ogún, and holding the room.
Palliative care and end-of-life carers at the edge
Palliative care changed how we die. But who’s holding the space when the clinical team goes home? A reflection for National Palliative Care Week.
When the world needed a woman, the orisha Oshun
A devotional reflection on a Yoruba creation myth of Oshun, the orisha of love, and what her story can teach us about what the world cannot be built without.
A history of Earth Day and growing into love
Reflections on the racist origins of Earth Day, our inheritance, and Aphrodite as a power of creation and beauty to show us how to tend to what we love.
Aphrodisias: Meeting Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, again
Photos and reflections from Aphrodisias, ancient sanctuary of Aphrodite, and how meeting her there changed my relationship with the goddess of love.
Empedocles and the dance of Love and Strife
Explore how Empedocles’ four roots, cosmic forces of Love and Strife, and the creative power of Aphrodite offer a dynamic magical framework.