10 years ago I started having anxiety dreams. They would happen just once or twice a year, but they were always the same kind of dream. And, the residue from the dream would stay with me for days. I’m in a class, high school or college. I didn’t realize there was a pop quiz. Or, … Continue reading
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Creativity and the Handmade Life
“…”I love my creative life more than I love cooperating with my own oppression.” If we were to abuse our children, Social Services would show up at our doors. If we were to abuse our pets, the Humane Society would come to take us away. But there is no Creativity Patrol or Soul Police if … Continue reading
Wheel of Life 2021
I stepped into the new year (based on the Julian then Gregorian calendars, that is) by taking a hike. I stepped away from motherhood duties and did just that. A hike. With a girlfriend. We talked. We sat on sandstone and gazed at the horizon. We looked at vultures circling in the sky. We saw … Continue reading
The Soul Belongs at Home
If you are dealing with *any* kind of addiction, that is a sign of soul loss. A harm. An assault. An offense. An abuse to your soul. Many people in our culture have experienced multiple assaults to their soul, and things compound, fester, and haunt that person. You can see that the light is not … Continue reading
Turning the Wheel, Finding Center: a 10-month Personal Transformation Program
Don’t want to read and would rather listen to some audio on the details of this program? Check out this 20 min video on Zoom. Email me at maypop (at) riseup.net if you are interested in this program… The Nest For personal healing, we have to create a container…a nest…where our soul feels … Continue reading
Deforestation, Gut Health, & Microbes
What does deforestation have to do with human health? Here’s what I think. When I went through psychosis back in 2001, I met brick walls when trying to get help from doctors. I was terrified for my life, severely depressed, having heart palpitations, losing sleep, experiencing dizzy spells and tingling in my eyelids and lips, … Continue reading
Environmental Toxicity, Mental Health, and Inflammatory Diseases
My recent post, making the link between auto-immune disorders, thyroid disease, and mental health is getting a lot of views right now. Of course, my post is an outline and not a thorough exploration of all the dimensions I would like to express on this topic. One thing I didn’t mention is the effect of … Continue reading
Mental Health Issues, Thyroid Disease, Auto-immune Disorder, Oh My!
I’ve decided to post more information on mental health issues because I keep seeing case studies and people keep contacting me about this. Here is a little run-down on what I think is going on with mental health issues (and chronic, health issues). First off, have you read my blog on my experience back in … Continue reading
Madness and the Family
Many of you have already read personal posts and posts in general on psychosis. I continue to post on this topic because it is so misunderstood and there is so much ground-breaking work happening right now. It is because of this renewed understanding that I feel I can be more vocal. I experienced psychosis in … Continue reading
Give Thanks: Feeding Your Microbes and Feeding Your Lineage
It may come of no surprise to you that I tend to think about the holidays a bit differently than most. The usual family tension and meal preparation carry deeper meanings to me, reaching their tendrils into microbial gut colonies and ancestral meanderings. You all may have read previous blog posts on microbes, digestion, and … Continue reading
Lindsay Kolasa 