The day my father died, the world split in two. There was the before—filled with his laughter, his advice, his presence at our family table. And then there was the after—this strange, hollowed-out reality where I stood at 21, watching them lower his coffin while something inside me screamed that this couldn’t possibly be happening. No one had told me grief would feel so physical. That my chest would literally ache. That food would lose its taste. That sometimes, in the middle of a normal...
10 days ago • 9 min read
Have you ever caught yourself staring out the window during a workday, wondering if there’s something more? That quiet moment when you ask yourself if what you’re doing truly matters? I’ve been there too. And in my years as a heart leadership coach, I’ve sat with hundreds of people wrestling with the same question: What am I truly meant to do with my life? This isn’t just casual curiosity. It’s the voice of your heart nudging you toward something deeper. This week, I want to explore the...
17 days ago • 7 min read
Three simple words. Eight letters. Spoken billions of times each day across the globe. “I love you” – perhaps the most powerful phrase in any language, yet so often misunderstood. After nearly two decades exploring the mysteries of the heart, I’ve witnessed something both fascinating and troubling: we all hunger for love with every fiber of our being, yet most of us have no idea what we’re truly asking for when we say, “I want to be loved.” So this week, I'd like to invite you to consider a...
24 days ago • 7 min read
Joseph Campbell once said that while most people seem to be searching for the meaning of life, deep down inside, what we are all truly longing for is the experience of being fully alive. I wholeheartedly agree. To me, this is precisely what The Path of the Heart is all about: A path with a heart. One that makes you come fully alive; that brings out both the best and worst in you. A path that allows you to discover powerful gifts and qualities you never even thought you had and unleash the...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
A groundbreaking study just published in Communications Medicine has uncovered a shocking connection between solar storms and heart attacks that disproportionately affects women. If you’re a woman—especially over 60—what happens 93 million miles away on our sun could literally be breaking your heart. When the spectacular aurora borealis lit up skies as far south as Puerto Rico last year, most of us marveled at the beauty. Few realized those colorful lights signaled a potentially deadly risk...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
In our increasingly wired but disconnected world, loneliness and isolation have become a quiet epidemic. Many of us silently struggle with feelings of abandonment, rejection, and invisibility behind the filtered lives we portray online. Thirsty for authentic connections with others, many of us are trapped by past hurts. This week, let’s uncover 8 signs indicating you might be slipping into loneliness and isolation. We’ll explore how to turn loneliness into a journey of self-discovery,...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
THE PARADOX OF LOVE: The more you try to get others to love you, the more unloved you feel. Have you ever noticed how the people who seem most desperate for love often struggle the most to find it? This isn’t a coincidence—it’s a paradox that’s woven into the fabric of human connection. This paradox shows up everywhere. When you carefully craft a perfect image to appear lovable, you secretly feel more unworthy beneath the mask. When you exhaust yourself pleasing others hoping they’ll validate...
about 2 months ago • 8 min read
The most powerful prayer isn’t defined by your words, but by the level of consciousness from which you speak them. Have you ever noticed how sometimes your prayers feel empty, while other times they seem to resonate with profound connection? The difference isn’t in what you’re asking for—it’s in where you’re asking from. Throughout human history, shamanic traditions have recognized that our prayers emerge from distinct levels of consciousness. These seven levels of prayer, each representing a...
about 2 months ago • 8 min read
Have you ever found yourself completely drained after helping someone? Maybe you’ve spent hours counseling a friend through a crisis only to feel hollow afterward. Or perhaps you’ve noticed how your desire to ease others’ suffering sometimes leaves you unable to function in your own life. This isn’t just ordinary fatigue. What you’re experiencing might be what I’ve come to call “suicidal empathy” – a pattern where our natural compassion becomes self-destructive. This term has recently gained...
2 months ago • 9 min read