How often do you get triggered into an emotion? How often do you have an automatic association hijack your conscious thought process? ...

There's no denying it: the tension of this election is palpable. It's so thick, you can almost feel it as you walk into places. People...

Any one who hikes, walks, or even drives through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is sure to see plenty of one thing: Rocks. Lots...

The mental health therapy process starts well before you ever consciously think "I might need to talk to someone about this." Maybe you...

Research tells us that meditation changes our brains, our stress levels, and our well-being. This little mental time-out gives a chance...

A little after noon on May 1, 2016, I was trying to get a quick 30-minutes of exercise in by running on a hiking trail at Tribble Mill...

As humans, we—like many animals—have these wonderful safety mechanisms in place to secure our constant survival. Our body systems are on...

Establishing community. Being a part of community. Connecting with community. Doing stuff with community. We say and hear these...

It never ceases to amaze me the insight that is able to be gained from a walk in the woods. Nature, hiking trails, and forests have...

Have you ever had a recurring dream that seemed meaningful and yet has no reasonable explanation? How about a connection to someone that...

What comes to your mind when you hear the word Tarot Cards? Is it a late-night seance? Fortune-telling and carnivals? Horror movies...

Recently, my daughter, my son, and I decided that we wanted to mark off Sugarland Mountain Trail from our list of the GSMNP hiking...

Coronavirus has shaken things up to say the least. It's brought uncertainty, death, troubled finances, grief, chaos, and political...

Broken windows. Holes in walls. Shattered possessions. Harmful words. Hurtful gestures. Hurricanes of emotion. Storm within. Seeing...

This week, I spent some time doing the trails around Rich Mountain (Rich Mountain Loop Trail, Indian Grave Gap Trail, Crooked Arm Trail,...

Have you ever started off on an adventure, only to realize that you won't be able to finish? Maybe you started training for a marathon,...

Over the past few months, I've explored the various aspects of Holistic Health in these blogposts. Now, it's time for us to bring it all...

I love the mountains of East Tennessee. The green, tree-covered beauty. The wildflowers, waterfalls, and wildlife. The trees and...

Religion. God. Deity. Higher Self. Higher Power. Ancient Ones. Divine books. Divinity. Atheism. Agnostic. Allah. The Devil. ...

I frequently reference archetype work within my blogposts. I think of archetypes as universal energies that we can focus on and bring...