Doctor of the Soul Blog
Breaking Through the Wall of Self-Doubt
What are you being called to do in your life right now? Does it make you feel nervous or afraid? Are you not feeling confident enough to move...
Uncovering the Voice of Your True Self
Do you have easy access to the light that shines within you, your inner guidance? Are you able to understand and follow your inner guidance...
Powerful Practice for Awakening Love within your Heart
Have you ever caught yourself sighing at the end of a long day? This is one way that your body naturally relieves stress for you. In your life,...
A Nutritious (and Delicious!) Way to Start Your Day
How do you start your day? In a way that supports you or in a way that makes you tired and irritable by noon? Do you grab a cup of coffee and run?...
Taking the First Steps to Manifesting your Soul’s Longing
Despite the recent dusting of snow, there’s a promise of spring in the air here in Colorado! We’ve had some warmer days, and the ground is thawing....
Why is Finding Balance in our Lives so Important?
How often do you feel like your life has shifted out of balance in some way? Maybe too much activity and too little sleep? Maybe an excess of drink...
Need to Shift Your Mood? Try this easy and fast way to clear those dark, gloomy clouds!
All of us have moments where we’re in a funk. Something is weighing on us heavily and we’re having a hard time getting the dark, gloomy clouds to...
Feel Energized Today, Even in Winter
Is your energy feeling low today? Are you ready for spring, yet the cold temperatures of winter linger on? Let me share with you a way to feel...
Discover the Deeper Longings of Your Soul
Do you have a sense of what your soul is still longing to do in this world in your lifetime? Have you connected with the dreams you want to...
Increasing Your Vitality in Winter with St. Hildegard’s “Greening Power”
With the cold temperatures and the stress of the most recent strand of Covid making its rounds, it’s easy for our health to be compromised in the...
A Powerhouse Drink to Support your Immune System
I hope you’ve been staying well this month and nourishing yourself with delicious and healthy foods! Do you have a favorite drink you like to have...
Easing the Discomfort of Illness in Winter
Have you been feeling under the weather lately? I know that here in Boulder, CO, there are many who are ill with the flu, a cold, or a respiratory...
An Easy, Nutritious Snack to Help Curb Cravings
January, the start of a new year. A fresh start! A time to focus on your intentions and commitments for the year. And a wonderful time for...
The Nourishing Food That’s Good for Digestion and Skin and Even Makes us Happy!
Happy New Year! May it be a nourishing and uplifting one for you! The wisdom that St. Hildegard shared long ago about natural healing, nutrition,...
6 Steps to Make Your Dream Become Reality
Do you have a longing in your soul of something you’d like to do in your life, but you haven’t yet? What tugs at your heart to create, waiting to be...
Break Free from Fear and Find Joy and Peace
When fear comes into our lives, it can overwhelm us. It can imprison us behind the bars of anxiety, making us forget who we truly are. Have you ever...
The Beauty of the Rose at Christmas
The “Queen of the Flowers,” the majestic rose, is perhaps the most beloved flower worldwide. It’s been used for its fragrance and healing properties...
Finding Strength during the Winter Season
Not far from my house, there are tall evergreen trees strung with Christmas lights that shine in the darkness of the night, greeting me each evening...
Awakening to Dreaming in the Darkness of Winter: 3 Simple Steps
Winter is upon us, the coldest season of the year. All around us life slows down and turns inward. It’s a natural time for rest, reflection,...
Accessing your Spirit Guides for Support
When you’re struggling with a decision or question in life, who do you call upon in the spirit realm for guidance? Who are your spirit guides? There...
Tap Into The Healing Power Of Gratitude
The greatest and simplest thing we can do for our own health and well-being is to be grateful. To be grateful for what we have right now. Grateful...
Unlock Your Inner Power through Creative Exploration
You are an artist. I am an artist. Each one of us is an artist! Check out a recent blog to explore this idea further here. You may not always...
Reawakening Your Playful and Adventurous Side through Playing with Color
When is the last time your inner child came out to play? The one that’s full of bubbling energy and loves to play. Have you ever been with young...
Tap into Creativity to Release the Stress of Your Day In Just 5 Minutes!
Don't you love to dive into your creativity when you have the time? But you don’t often find the time? You imagine creativity as something to do...
The Gift of a Supportive Community
Many of you are aware of how much inspiration I gain from the life and stories of St. Hildegard of Bingen! And so I am delighted to announce that my...
The Key to Move out of Fear into Faith
When I was a little girl, I loved spending hours at the piano playing song after song as my fingers danced upon the ivory keys. My soul was...
St. Hildegard’s Spice of Life
St. Hildegard called this the “spice of life.” That’s how important it was to her! It appears in many of her recipes for healing. She...
The Key to Moving Out of Limitation and into Motivation
Are you longing to manifest a creative dream that you’ve had for a while but are not sure if you can really do it? Maybe it’s something that you’ve...
3 Essential Steps to Unlock Your Inner Power to Make a Change in Your Life
Are you in the midst of making a change in your life? Maybe you’re trying something new to improve your health and well-being like exercising...
The Key to Feeling Energized and Fully Alive
The Key to Feeling Energized and Fully Alive When was the last time you engaged your creative side? No pressure, no judgment, just a space and time...
The Key to Moving out of Overwhelm into Inspiration
Imagine you’re relaxing in a comfortable lounge chair under a palm tree, gazing out at the calm sea. A gentle breeze caresses your face and the...
Finding the Strength to Move through Obstacles that Stand in Your Way
In 2010-2012, I was working on a creative project, the St. Hildegard Traveling Exhibit: Journey Through the Senses. I was so passionate about...
What moments in Your Life Have Changed You? 5 key questions to access the divine vision for your life
You’ve been given a great gift, an incredible gift – your life – what have you done so far with this one, precious life? Everything that you wanted...
The Nourishing Grain You Can Use For Baking Bread (It’s Not Wheat!)
Here in Colorado it’s been quite cold, and I’ve turned to the wisdom of St. Hildegard again and again to nourish my body and my soul this winter in...
How One Moment in Time Changed My Life
What a joy it was to see Kamala Harris sworn in as the vice president of the USA! Truly a historic moment. The little girl in me was singing with...
Bring 3 Precious Gifts into 2021 with You!
We made it! We made it to 2021! What an accomplishment to celebrate. Congratulations! I picture St. Hildegard holding her abbess staff. So strong...
The Only New Year’s Resolution You Need for 2021. Yes, Only One!
We did it! Somehow we made it through 2020. I think many of us are totally relieved to have 2020 behind us. I know I am. Although there are many...
3 Steps to Transform Fear into Courage and Love
As the winter solstice is here in the northern hemisphere, we can imagine how this time might’ve been for our ancestors in the north long ago - the...
Bring Spirit To The Holidays
We are almost there - the end of 2020! Just a few more weeks! A year ago, could you even have imagined how this year of 2020 would unfold? The year...
How to Move out of Sadness and Loneliness This Thanksgiving
This is the week of Thanksgiving in the United States. Many of us typically make plans to be with friends and family for a delicious feast on this...
3 Ways to Overcome Hopelessness and Mistrust in the Universe
It’s such a wonderful feeling when we have trust in the Divine and hope for the future. It brings light into our lives and makes us feel secure and...
Support For Those Who Are Grieving
Here in Colorado, as I recently watched the snow fall gently from the sky blanketing the earth, I took in a deep breath and prayed that the...
Finding a Calm and Grounded Way of Being (In the midst of a presidential election and more)
Well, here we are, its presidential election in the USA. It’s a stress-inducing day for most, in the midst of other challenges- the global pandemic,...
Overcoming Obstacles In Your Path
A few weeks ago, David and I held a wonderful event where we launched a dream of ours – The Good&Sharp Studios. Wow! I still am amazed that...
Finding Courage To Take Action
Summer’s beginning to wind down, and we can feel a chill that has come into the air. The fruits of nature are ripening in this wonderful time of...
The Courage of St. Hildegard (in honor of St. Hildegard’s Feast Day, September 17th
The year 2020 continues to bring us more surprises each and every month! This past week, here in Colorado, we had a summer snowstorm – yes, summer...
Discover the Radiant Power of the Sun: Healing the Solar Plexus Chakra
Summer’s all around us in its glorious splendor. What beauty! The lush green crowns of the trees sway in the breeze as the warm sun shines down upon...
The Healing Power of Words
Our words have great power. Greater than we even realize. They express our thoughts and our feelings in the moment. Our words have the power to...
Being Open to Divine Energy
One of my favorite flowers is the radiant lotus blossom. This flower pushes through the muck and mire of the waters reaching toward the light. It...
Opening your Heart to Compassion and Understanding
In this unusual time, our hearts are heavy with grief and pain. We see how much work we still have left to do in the world to relieve human...