When the Journey Takes a Detour: Falling into the Abyss
Not every s/hero’s journey follows a straight path. Sometimes, just when you think you’ve reaped the reward, you find yourself falling into the abyss. Has this every happened to you? You get the promotion, you meet a challenge you have been dreading, you return from…
What is your life quest in your S/hero’s Journey?
My mother had a famous saying when life seemed difficult. Case in point — when my high school boyfriend dumped me right after graduation and I thought the world would come to an end. My mother’s advice was, “It’s just a chapter in your life. It won’t last forever.”…
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Many childhood fairy tales are filled with scary characters like the Big Bad Wolf that are really cautionary tales. Like Little Red Riding Hood, we are taught that we should never venture out into the spooky old woods alone. As we get older, we outgrow those childhood…
A woman’s journey to self-discovery: Dealing with aging parents and mortality
She was sitting at the kitchen table all decked out in a black and white striped tuxedo shirt. I was taking my Mom for her first trial day at adult daycare, and she was anxious, excited, and a little bit apprehensive — looking like a kid on their first day of…
Do you allow yourself to ask for help?
Writing a book has been a humbling experience. The writing part is fun for me, but there is so much I don’t know about the process of getting a book published and ready for the world. I have had to rely on professionals who know the world of editing, formatting,…
Is the “Good Girl” syndrome ruling your life?
If your life is being ruled by the “good girl” syndrome, it is time to step into your power be the Shero of our own life.
What Women Really Want for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day can be a challenging holiday for those who have a complicated relationship with motherhood. I am not talking about women who were neglected, abandoned, or abused. I am talking about women like myself who would describe our relationship with our mothers as…
Time Travel Fantasies
What causes our deep human fascination with traveling to another place and time? That is the question that was on my mind as I read Amy Harmon’s historical novel What the Wind Knows, in which the heroine travels back in time and place from New York City in the early…
Chapter 1: In the Beginning
In the beginning, in a dimension beyond space and time, your soul was longing to be born. It was looking for new adventures, new challenges, and lessons to be learned. Something about planet Earth in the 21st Century called to your spirit. You were not born in this…
The Shero’s Return: Prologue
The Descent You are falling, falling into a bottomless well. You see hands reaching out to catch you from above but you cannot reach them. You are not sure that you want to. You hear the murmur of voices but you don’t know what they are saying. Down, down…
The Shero’s Return: Introduction
You were born bold and brave and eager to begin the adventure of your life. You believed you could be anyone, do anything, go anywhere your imagination led. Somewhere along the way, you lost your audacity. The voices of parents, teachers, societal expectations taught…
The Shero’s Return: A Book is Born
Thank you for joining me as I blog my book about The Shero’s Return. The ideas I am about to share came to me during a weekend writing retreat with Tom Bird, the Author’s Oracle. They didn’t come out of thin air. I had been reading everything I could about women at…
Wonder Woman & the Shero’s Journey
The new Wonder Woman film directed by Patty Jenkins brings a feminine perspective to the typical “hero’s journey” of the DC Comics genre. We first see Diana, Princess of the Amazons, growing up on the idyllic isle of Themsyscira, where women learn the art of battle in…