by mforde | Nov 2, 2018 | Grief, Healing, Hospice
Peso’s death was the richest experience of my life. Excruciating, exquisite — and everything in-between. I am so thankful to have been a witness to so many loving, beautiful ceremonies and rituals around death through my work. The people and families I have served all...
by mforde | Aug 16, 2018 | Grief, Healing, Hospice
Last week one of my co-workers died from suicide at the Golden Gate Bridge. On the day I found out I drove from SF to Marin to attend a supportive gathering in his honor. This meant I had to drive over the bridge, which I felt very nervous about. As I approached our...
by mforde | Jul 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I know and value that every experience in my life is part of my personalized healing curriculum, that nothing is random and that EVERYTHING is guiding me to remember my wholeness. Even still, I spend quite a bit of time and energy resisting my lessons. Resistance...
by mforde | Jul 6, 2018 | Empowerment, Healing
We have been taught that uncomfortable emotions are bad. That there is something wrong with us if we are sad. There is a billion dollar industry devoted to this notion and you better believe they are quite motivated to making sure we believe it. The truth is there is...
by mforde | Mar 14, 2018 | Empowerment
Women everywhere are waking up. We’ve got THOUSANDS OF YEARS of oppressive patriarchal crust to shake off our souls. We are climbing out of our assigned boxes. Tearing off the reins. Breaking through our chains. We have been folded, tied up and bound. Have you ever...