Have you ever tried to get rid of shame? And then failed? And then felt shame about your shame? Watch this. Much, much love, Karen

When you're a cycle breaker, a pattern disrupter...declaring "This ends with me" makes it sound like it's "one and done."And it isn't.The declaration is the start.It's words. Intention.Then it becomes embodied and iterative.Not perfectionistic (because we sure as hell don't need one more thing to be perfect at).I consider myself a cycle breaker and there are aspects of the cycle I won't be able to break.And that's okay.It can take many generations to break a cycle completely.My mother was a...

The fable goes like this: A frog was hopping along the shore of a river looking for a place to cross. He came upon a scorpion sitting on the shore. “Hello, friend frog,” said the scorpion. “It appears you are looking to cross the river. I too want to cross. Would you mind carrying me?” The frog was taken aback. “Why, if I let you on my back to cross the river, you’d sting me and I would die. I don’t think I’ll do that.” The scorpion immediately replied, “There is no logic to your concern. If...