Our Shift Happens Divorce and Separation Support Group can help you navigate this transition by offering tools and a caring community.

I had a full day of client sessions.  Many people were experiencing significant levels of anxiety, dread, anger, and buckets of grief...

What happens if we don’t face the fear, loss, grief, and massive amount of transition that arose from the pandemic?

Two weeks ago, a beloved friend, mentor and colleague, the Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs, died from cancer, just over two and half years after...

“In moments of profound transition, as we cross the threshold into something new, we sense that the old shoes don't fit and that the old...

It's true that many transitions take longer than expected. And the fact that "resolution" isn't easily achieved after a major life...

What is "soul time"? In his book, The Wild Edge of Sorrow, Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief, Frances Weller describes how...

Over the past few months, as a little side project, I’ve been working on several very short children’s picture book stories. As part of...

In his book, Transitions, William Bridges suggests that change and transition are two different experiences. Change is what happens to us...

When we talk about “Holding Space,” it’s often in the context of holding a compassionate, caring, attentive, non-judgmental space for...

Recently a friend shared with me that she didn’t understand what “Holding Space” meant, and that perhaps there were others who were...

According to the calendar, spring officially started over a week ago. If you live in Minnesota and have been outside, you’ll notice that...

The past three years have brought about an avalanche of change, upheaval, adjustment, disorientation, and re-prioritization to many of...

This morning, my phone alarm went off at its regular time, 5:00 a.m. As I was making coffee, I did a double take when I saw the microwave...

“It feels like spring,” Juliana said to me recently, as a gentle snow floated down from the grey sky. “I completely agree,” I said,...

I’m the oldest of five children, and growing up, my parents made fresh bread, homemade granola, cookies, and yoghurt, and most meals from...

Back in 2009, in my first year of ministry at First Universalist, I invited the staff to see everything (the building, programming,...

Every morning, before my family and the sun are up, I journal for as long as I can. Writing is a way I make sense of my life, of the...

We’ve been back in Minneapolis since June, and it’s been a full Minnesota summer. We’ve earned our “summer badge,” squeezing every sun...

Last Friday, we sold YOLO. While there is some relief that we were able to sell our RV, I’ve been feeling very sentimental about saying...