by Tonyah | Sep 20, 2021 | Mental Health
We’re all born with a unique soul. My soul is different from yours and every other human soul. A person’s soul gives them a distinct and authentic human life. As Pastor Robert Morris of Gateway Church said in his sermon, “We are three parts: body, soul, and spirit. A...
by Tonyah | Sep 13, 2021 | Featured, Mental Health
A broken heart happens when the fullest possible expression of love from the heart becomes difficult. The heart has experienced something that causes it to contract and close. When functioning at its best, the heart is open, and love flows freely in and out of it....
by Tonyah | Sep 8, 2021 | Featured, Mental Health, Spirituality
Years ago, after my first divorce, I worked with author and life coach GuruMeher Khalsa. GuruMeher means compassionate teacher. In not so many words, he told me that all strong emotions resurface so they can heal us, and they will keep resurfacing until they do. The...
by Tonyah | Aug 30, 2021 | Meditation, Mental Health, Spirituality
The first time I ran away from home, I was four. My older brother, Michael, was six at the time. For years I followed him everywhere. He walked, I walked behind him. He ran, I ran. I looked up to him, and I obeyed him. My parents thought it was very cute how we would...
by Tonyah | Aug 16, 2021 | Featured, Mental Health, Spirituality
I’ve always been a bit of a dreamer. When I was a little girl, I played outside every day until dinnertime. I’d find different places to explore and hide — in my backyard under the canopy of a small tree, on the hill behind my house, or in the old barn with my collie,...
by Tonyah | Aug 9, 2021 | Featured, Mental Health, Physical Health
I laced up my sneakers and headed out the door. It was the early eighties, and I beat Forrest Gump to the punch by more than a decade before he ran cross-country in the iconic eponymous film. Forrest (Tom Hanks) had just consummated his love with Jenny (Robin Wright)...