self compassion

Understand and satisfy your basic needs. There are numerous ways to categorize or describe a human’s basic needs (Narvaez, 2018). Here is a compilation and…

You’re not crazy––here’s why. A month ago when I set out to get supplies from our local feed store, there were only a handful of cars on the road. The…

Many years ago when I was the editor and publisher of Kindred magazine (yes, this Kindred!), I became the butt of a certain joke with my children. Kindred…

A friend and colleague, recently turned 40, shared the following sentiment, "I have now reached the age when I experience regret. And it sucks." There, he…