Praise for the Power of the Girlfriend
March 2023 was my first bout with COVID. In personal terms, it was disruptive. In a larger context, connection to the reality of our circumstances… Read More »Praise for the Power of the Girlfriend
Susan’s Blog
Oh March, You Changey Thing!
Winter’s dormancy is ending in Vermont. Sunlight, increasing in strength and duration, cues sap to flow in our maple trees as robins and red-winged blackbirds… Read More »Oh March, You Changey Thing!
The Joys of an Emerging KMOG
This is what YES feels like in my body: Time freezes for a slight moment and there’s a sort of imprint—almost like my brain stopped… Read More »The Joys of an Emerging KMOG
Poetry, Trees More Expressive Now
I find myself in a quiet/contemplative winter spell. I’ll leave this poem by by William Carlos Williams here to work its own magic. And I… Read More »Poetry, Trees More Expressive Now
Finding Hope in Low Light
The season’s low light nudges the energy of all living things inward. In the quiet, I’m reckoning with my relationships to screens, humans, beings other… Read More »Finding Hope in Low Light
The Fall: So Powerful In Its Pull
For millennia, our ancestors took stock of all they had as they brought in the last harvest. It was a matter of survival. Current-day humans… Read More »The Fall: So Powerful In Its Pull
Disoriented and Unsure? Call That Lost Lost.
Twice in the past month potential coaching clients used the same vivid and universal word to describe the way they feel. Lost. This is an… Read More »Disoriented and Unsure? Call That Lost Lost.
What Matters? Well, It’s Personal!
I’m gearing up to teach a new workshop at the Women’s Health and Wellness Expo September 17 in Barre. This short interactive seminar, titled What… Read More »What Matters? Well, It’s Personal!
I Found Backstory in the Understory
I’m removing an invasive plant on the borders of our small property. The work taxes my body, breaks open my heart, connects my spirit to… Read More »I Found Backstory in the Understory
When the Budging Ain’t Easy
You’re restless inside. Change has been on hold for too long. Success is something you remember or dream of rather than experience. You might be… Read More »When the Budging Ain’t Easy
How the Head and the Heart Found Their Way
How could I work as a personal coach and know that I had a dream alive only inside my head? How could I encourage clients… Read More »How the Head and the Heart Found Their Way
Trusting Everything in the Space of Nothing
After years of both standing by and building, a lot happened at once. Some examples: After waiting for months I was able to see an… Read More »Trusting Everything in the Space of Nothing