“Women are weak but Mothers are strong”

~ North Korean Saying” There are many things I cannot change in this life, but there are some things I can. For example, I believe the personal is political, so I am committed to use my Authenticity and Personal Power (that intangible quality that can say NO! with force that commands attention, and changes the…

Do you … fight fair?

Over the years I have shared space on ‘the couch’ with many couples experiencing ‘conflict’. It is believe it or not, one of the way human beings do intimacy or closeness. We have sat together and tried to untangle that finger of blame from what each person’s Authentic Self is really trying to say. You…

“Well my name is John Lee Pettimore …

Addictions can plague any one of us when our Authentic Life becomes too far out of our reach, the expression of our True Self becomes too restricted … it is easy to reach for comfort, in a variety of forms that ultimately let us take a dangerous break, and let us sleep a deceptive sleep.…

Auriculotherapy ~ I am all ears …?

Always on the look out for ways to relieve Chronic Pain, emotional, physical, psychological. Auriculotherapy uses meridian points on the ear to influence symptoms in the body. The ear is an easy to access treatment option for those for whom more mainstream healthcare modalities have failed.

Have you met your … Feminine Self?

This piece struck a cord with my-Self, perhaps it will strike one with you also. Is there a place for the Feminine part of our Psyche to be expressed in the Post Industrial, Post Tech Modern World? The ‘Feminine’ and the ‘Masculine’, do not refer, in this context to gender alone. Although during the first…

“Character is a diamond …

… that scratches every other stone.” ~ Cyrus Augustus Bartol character ˈkarəktə noun 1. the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. “running away was not in keeping with her character”way was not in keeping with her character” synonyms: personality, nature, disposition, temperament, temper, mentality, turn of mind, psychology, psyche, constitution, make-up, make, stamp,…

Elderberry ~ the Wonder Herb for Winter!

The common cold, which we are much more prone to in the Winter Months, is caused by over 200 different viruses that can attack the upper respiratory tract. They are airborne and transmitted from one person to the other via the air we breath. The presence of a depressed immune system or nutrient deficiencies may…