"One of the greatest sources of suffering endured by the human body is the hatred heaped upon it by the voices in our heads." -Kirsten...

Your challenges can provide unique opportunities for immersive practice. Our work to develop unconditional love, acceptance, and...

“What do you believe about White men?” This one question asked discerningly during an executive diversity training with counselor, coach,...

Do you hurt when others hurt? Do you feel sympathy and concern for the misfortunes and suffering of others? Are you compelled to use your...

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school. For many of us, these are a given. The process by which we are...

We learn early in life that we must live up to and perform to certain standards to be considered intelligent, successful, attractive, and...

Does your Inner Critic have a lot to say? You’re not alone! Your Inner Critic takes its job seriously and shows up to remind you that...

I changed everything. Everything. I only set out to find the source of my insidious and nearly debilitating suffering and stem the flow....

There's no need to consider a challenge the last straw and feel your back is about to break. With perspective and a shift in mindset,...

My efforts to sleep have run the gamut. Alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, anti-emetics, cannabis, dogs in the bed, dogs not in the bed,...

Farrah Fawcett saved my life. In early 2011, I was diagnosed with Stage IIIB anal cancer. I knew I had it, even though my doctors told me...

In the spring of 2020, Cheri Huber's book, There is Nothing Wrong With You, gave me a lifeline. It was an epiphany that set me on a path...

Resentments are sticky. They don't have to be. They feel like they are about another person or situation, and if it were only righted by...

In a world that bombards us with the ever-shifting ideals of beauty and perfection, it's easy to fall prey to self-doubt and worry about...

Kirsten talks with Kelly about how to change the narrative, forgive yourself, and release those sticky resentments so you can heal for good.

According to those pesky (yet emotionally charged) little labels in my clothes, I've occupied eight different sizes in my adult life....

You sit with your dad in the upstairs TV room where you spend much of your time watching movies and MTV. You are seventeen and are...

You arrive in Malta exhausted. You have made this trip several times, but this time you find it particularly difficult to sit on the...

What are you going to do…what are you going to do…what are you going to do…Your mind races and your body vibrates with anxiety. Anxiety,...

It is the spring of 2011. At the completion of your treatment for stage 3B anal cancer, your pain, burns, and opiate addiction are at...