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another world is possible – but we need to believe in her first.
The In-Between
Navigating transitions - personal, professional, societal - can be tricky work. So often when we find ourselves in that liminal space - the space in-between where we were and where we’re going - we want an answer. We want a clearly defined destination, proof that we...
Resting When It’s Hard
If you’ve been reading my work a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about internalised capitalism: the equation of our worth with our productivity or with what we produce. You see, capitalism is built on three principles: 1. The pursuit of infinite growth on a...
The Third Way
Years ago, I had a conversation with my therapist around accepting certain family dynamics as they were. You see, I’d been living in a paradigm that allowed only two options; tolerate what was intolerable, or resist, fight it with everything you’ve got. And what I...
Hope in an age of despair
Hope is a practice. It is the stubborn commitment to believe in possibilities that we cannot yet see. And in times of despair, we need hope more than ever. But I’ve had so many conversations this week about hope; hope that seemed impossible to find, or naive to...
Gracious Limits
This is a Guest Post by Carol Wilson, the Founder and Transformative Conversation Guide for Table Grace which seeks to create space for life-giving, transformational conversations, story-sharing, and resourcing for individuals, families, small groups, congregations,...
Shame, Power & The Patriarchy
Shame has been wielded as a method of control for centuries. It’s been taught to women and queer folx about our bodies & their sizes or shapes, our sexuality, our personality (Too loud? Too bossy? Too quiet?), our mistakes ("not good enough" syndrome). It's...
You Are Not The Problem
We live in a world that individualises and otherises systemic problems. You're exhausted from working 40+ hours a week, maintaining relationships, cleaning the house, feeding the kids, walking the dog, starting a side hustle or leaning into creative pursuits? Culture...
Seeing the Water
Have you heard this David Foster Wallace story? There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys! How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then...
Kingian Nonviolence
Kingian Nonviolence & Conflict Reconciliation The principles, steps and model for change. "Now Bernard, the next movement we're going to have is to institutionalise and internationalise nonviolence." - Dr Martin Luther King to Dr Bernard Lafayette Jr shortly...