From darkness into Light. What does hope really mean? None of us in Bend, Oregon, can believe what happened in our beautiful hometown at midday, Oct. 15. A mass killing in Silver Rail Elementary School. We’re still in shock, and we’ve all been blessed by the rapid responses of many of our heroic citizens who […]
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The Kids We Tuck Away
We built a system that isn’t designed for children who struggle
This week I’m setting my regular content aside to talk about something close to my heart, and close to this community. My heart is with everyone affected by the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School last Thursday. I knew Griffin J. John II, the shooter, a little, through a special education program at Silver Rail […]
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The Medicine Cabinet Within: Getting Back Into Rhythm After Travel Abroad
Jet lag is a phenomenon that illustrates how deeply connected our bodies are to rhythms of light and dark
You’ve just had an amazing trip traveling abroad, are relishing in the places you’ve seen and experienced, and after a long series of flights home, you find yourself unraveling from the body’s dysregulation following a sudden shift in time zones. It’s not just the fatigue of travel or stress of getting back to work, responsibilities […]
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Haunted by Shame: When Your Body Won’t Follow Your Mind
Let It fall: Five gentle ways to give your body evidence of safety
Dear Dr. Jane, I have been having a lot of issues in my relationship lately. I think it’s because of my upbringing. I was raised in a very conservative church, and even though my husband wasn’t, we both grew up with a lot of shame around intimacy. I know we have a great relationship in […]
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Awakening Your Inner Hero: Are You Really Mad at Me?
A daily practice to dampen down the negative noise
I’ve been writing this “Inner Heroes” column for 20 years now. In my 80th year, it has become clear to me why this is so important. My life’s purpose is to learn and teach ways to increase our Light. Each of us is here for important reasons. As we identify them, and take time to […]
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The Psychedelic Frontier: Set and Setting is Part of the Medicine
Is there any science behind that notion?
Q: Facilitators always talk about “set and setting” like it’s gospel, but is there any actual science behind it? A: People who’ve held this work have always known it, and it was never unique to psychedelics — set (mindset) and setting (place and surroundings) matter in any threshold experience: ceremony, grief, birth, initiation. What’s new […]
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The Medicine Cabinet Within: Why Am I Always So Tired?
Some common causes of persistent fatigue
Many patients show up at our clinic frustrated with the feeling that despite their best efforts to take care of themselves, they never have the energy they want to get through the day. Many say they are eating well and exercising yet still feel tired most of the time. Low energy levels and persistent fatigue […]
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When Couples Counseling Works — But the Bedroom Doesn’t
Emotional safety and sexual desire run on different circuits — here’s how to find the missing charge
Dear Dr. Jane, My wife and I will have been married for 20 years next week. In lots of ways, we’ve got a great relationship. We get along well and parent together without a lot of conflict about the kids. We exercise, eat well and have friends. We work from home, and most days, we […]
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You, Me, Lizards and Mosquitoes are All Important
A case for a daily state of awe
I imagine that after reading the title, you might predict that this month’s Inner Heroes message is all about how we are ALL important. That is obviously the point of today’s message. You are important. I am important. So are lizards and mosquitos. Let’s start with the dictionary definition of important. Important means: of high […]
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The Psychedelic Frontier
Who wins when Big Pharma enters?
Q: Eli Lilly just spent $3.8 billion buying into psychedelics. Is Big Pharma’s involvement actually good for the public, and who benefits most from it? A: A pharmaceutical company doesn’t put $3.8 billion behind something unless it believes it will be profitable. For-profit health care hardly ever benefits the public, but this question goes deeper […]
