In this first episode of Moon Lodge Mingle, I introduce myself and share the story of how I came to do the work I do. I grew up in the Seattle area in a complicated household, and those early experiences — the chaos, the love, the grief — turned out to be the very things that set me on a path toward healing and self-understanding.

I talk about my lifelong fascination with psychology and altered states, how meeting my husband opened a door into metaphysics I hadn't been ready to walk through, and the dark night of the soul experience in 2019 that cracked everything open and brought me to therapy, spiritual practice, and eventually to the Moon Lodge.

I also share why I left my career in human services and disability advocacy to do this work, and what I believe is at stake when people commit to their inner lives.

This is a free-for ...