Welcome, friends! Love can change everything.
Here in the House of Love is a direct-to-your-inbox weekly subscription newsletter.
My newsletter provides:
Inspirational self-help explorations into the power of self-love and self-compassion with stories, discussions and ideas for living a more connected, authentic, joyful and centered life.
REASONS TO SUBSCRIBE:
You are interested in inspirational stories and ideas for self-improvement and personal well-being.
Your value inner resources such as patience, tolerance, self-awareness and kindness and want to strengthen your own.
You desire to have more focus and awareness of your PRESENT and feel less distracted by life’s demands.
AREAS OF EXPLORATION:
My newsletter content will mainly focus on the following themes via essay, video and (someday) a podcast with stories, practical guide and opportunities for community discussion. More specifics TBA:
The IM4U Heart: Imagine a world where we are - at heart - ‘for’ one another and ourselves, where positive regard is the rule not the exception.
Love More, Suffer Less: Learn about and practice the power of self-love and mindful self-compassion to alleviate inner resistance and suffering and extend compassion to each other.
The Wow of Now: Growing our awareness and capacity to ‘be where our feet are’ in a world of distraction, busy-ness and uncertainty, and experience the power of the present moment, now.
About me:
My cosmic job description (according to my astrology chart) is the role of Communicator & Wise Clown…the one who inspires hope, faith and pie-eyed joy.
Yes, I am a communicator and have been in love with words since I was a kid.
I followed my passion for singer/songwriting & live performance for most of my adult life, performing as Karin Blaine. You can listen to my music @ Apple Music or Spotify. Now, I am a Substack writer.
Yes, I am a Wise Clown who believes in a loving Cosmos. I, also, believe that loving, compassionate connection with ourselves, others and our planet is everything.
It is my lived experience that informs my writing and the way I live my day-to-day.
I am a recovering alcoholic of many years.
I live with a major depressive disorder.
I have a daily meditative practice of dunking and floating in cold sea water.
I share my personal experience, my losses and my wins, in hopes that it will inspire you.
I hold a MA in Applied Behavioral Sciences from the Leadership Institute of Seattle and have been a student of Mind Body Stress Reduction (Jon Kabat-Zinn) and Mindful Self-Compassion (Kristin Neff/Chris Germer).
I am a life-long resident of the Pacific Northwest except for several years spent in Boston during the’90’s. I live in Seattle near Puget Sound.
(DISCLAIMER: I am not a practicing psychotherapist or certified mental health specialist. Nothing I write about or explore in my newsletter should be taken as professional therapeutic advice. I am not responsible for anyone’s mental health status or well-being. I am a non-professional lay person with a personal interest in self-help and personal growth. What I communicate is based on my personal lived experiences only and is not intended as a substitute or replacement for professional mental health diagnosis and care.)
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