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Assume Your Body Always Has Something to Say
“Your embodiment is always telling a story.” –Hillary McBride, The Wisdom of Your Body What would happen if we assumed that our body is always telling a story? What if…
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What Is Not Mine to Carry?
My shoulder started to hurt the day our kids went back to school after Thanksgiving break. I hadn’t done anything to injure it. Not even a round of pushups. It…
There Are Joys in Editing a Manuscript
And I am still editing, round three. Writing a book is like thinking you’re running a marathon and finding out that you accidentally signed up for a triathlon. But, just…
Free PDF: A Guide to Body Prayers
Free PDF: A Guide to Body Prayers Do our bodies use pain and illness to send signals to our hearts and minds? I’ve started to believe they do, at least…
What Our Bodies Are Like in Heaven
What will our bodies look like in heaven? To push the point a little bit, what will the bodies of people with disabilities look like in heaven? What will our…
Body Prayer: A Guide
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared stories of various parts of my body. When my body aches, or when I get sick, I have learned to wonder whether the…
Body Prayer: Nose
I started sneezing when we were driving home from an end-of-the-summer vacation. I sneezed maybe a dozen times? I said out loud, “Am I suddenly allergic to something?” From the…
Body Prayer: Back
A few months into the Covid-19 pandemic, my back became a board. So tight I thought it might just crack open. And all my friends were saying the same thing—I…
Body Prayer: Eyes
Last summer, a few months into Covid, my eyes started itching. Soon, little dry red patches appeared around them. In terms of connecting my body to my mind and heart,…
Body Prayer: Shoulders
When I was in high school, my shoulders were so tight that I asked my mother if we could go to the doctor. I wanted a muscle relaxer. I didn’t…
