Hiding from our feelings does not help us. Learning to name and care for your emotions and knowing it is ok to feel them (all of them) is

How is your body? There is so much grief, anger, outrage, sorrow, vengeance and pain in the world and your body sometimes holds that tension. Have you

I hated the word god for a while. The minute somebody said it, I would cringe. I did not want to hear about this god thing anymore.

Have you ever said, “oh I am just talking to myself” only to hear someone reply “as long as you don’t answer yourself….”? It can be a

Talking back to God can be a very healing practice.  Many people haven’t felt like they could talk back to God even in the midst of tremendous loss.

When you hear the command love your neighbor as yourself, what happens? Is the emphasis on the love of others more than the “as yourself” part?  Many

Dear Julie, There’s a stigma behind feeling negative emotions and letting it out. As humans, we may feel the need to hide ourselves and our feelings because

Do you ever wish you had more faith but aren’t really sure what that means? Do you wonder what or who you have faith in and how

I was recently in a two-week intensive class for facilitators. Like most classes these days it was on Zoom. Eighty to one hundred strangers from 20 different

It was a lovely Saturday morning. I woke up and made my way to the kitchen to make tea.  It was quiet, and I was feeling relaxed

Some people think it is religion. Some people think it is absolutely not religion. Some people think it is the law of attraction, being positive, being kind,

I was so stuck and closed off I couldn’t even accept a loving gesture from my husband, and he was perfect in the way he offered it.

Louise and I were sitting at a table at an outdoor mall. Ok, I was sitting at the table. She was sitting on the ground. A man

This one is dedicated to those who so bravely teach us how die. May we learn how to die before we die so we can truly live.

Conscious Conversations: Short stories and other musings. Inner Persecutor vs. Julie I got so sick of reading other people’s stories. I had reached a point where I

Conscious Conversations: Short stories and other musings. I had become obsessed and hyper focused on a creative project. I could only focus on this one thing and other things were

Let’s face it, when you see people show up with torches and Nazi flags professing their hate it can ignite anger, hate, disgust and a host of

During the holidays my husband and I attended a beautiful Christmas service called Christmas Carols and Lessons. Within five minutes I was moved by the music and

This election has many people feeling stressed out. Check out this piece featuring yours truly on Fox 2 Detroit for tips on how to handle election stress.