We have entered rainy season at the lake. Today is day six of rain and swarms of fish flies creating a loud buzz in the dark skies. It feels like a scene from a horror movie when walking out to the ga...

"Do or do not, there is no try."

Yoda

After much internal conflict I took a week off and dug myself a few garden trenches. I placed seed, fertilized lawns and sat outside just listening to the bi...

"Trauma is prevalent in our world and its effects can ripple out, shaping our interactions and relationships at home and at work"

 We interrupt this peaceful slumber with an eye opening blast from...

Life changes fast. Life changes in an instant.

You can sit down to dinner and life as you know it changes"

Joan Didion

This week I have been overly triggered. It started when I was working outside ...

"Who you were, who you are and who you will be are three different people"

Yesterday was cleaning closet day at Casa Anastasia with the goal of clearing out anything that was no longer of value in...

"Trauma comes back as a Reaction not a memory"

Bessel van der Kolk

A childhood filled with never knowing when the temperature was going to turn to rage - 200 blocks
Raised in a home lacking Empath...

"Stay with me,

Let's just breathe

Practiced on my sins, never gonna let you win, uh-huh

Under everything, just another human being, uh-huh

I don't want to hurt

There's so much in this world to ma...

I am fresh off of the snowshoes this morning. It is a warm day in March here on the lake and the entire hamlet is prepping for the annual ice fishing derby. Soon the ice will begin to melt away and th...

"Mother, teacher, writer, betrayer, jokester, bitch, genuine, loudmouth, boat rocker, lover, analyst, bean counter, victim, bully, daughter, niece, grand daughter, friend, enemy, confidant, storytelle...

"The greatest warrior is the one who brings peace"

Cadmus Delorme

My journey creating the Whole and Capable Coaching website has lead me, yet again, down a rabbit hole. This week I was sharpening my...