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As much as this time of year brings many joy and happiness, it is also a time of deep grief, loneliness, and sadness for so many. We just never know what a person is going through. So, as we go about our days in celebration this time of year, let's be mindful that the person sitting or standing beside us may not be having that same joyous experience. They may actually need a hug, a listening ear, or even space to be with themselves and connect with their pain. I want to take a moment to acknowledge them and the grief they may carry this time of year, and hold space for their very real experience. Thank you for joining me. Always.

Deep gratitude,

~Kissiah

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Do you ever think about dying? Have you planned for when that inevitable time comes? As someone with a hospice and palliative care background, I know how difficult it is for many to even begin consider the possibility of dying. Taboo, still, the topic of death that we treat it as if a plague rather than the period at the end of our life's sentence. But what if we chose instead to meet it, to look out for it, and to create the room and space for its arrival? What if we chose to be prepared? Let's talk about it.

Thank you for joining me.

I am grateful.

~Kissiah

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We are at a time of great dismay for many. Our thoughts and feelings may be overwhelming, and so much so, that we find ourselves being pulled deeper and deeper into the dark of the injustices, disbelief, and great many disappointments. The reality of this has me thinking about where we are placing our thoughts and energy. I can't help but wonder what it is we're creating and cultivating, and not just at this time now as we meet the outcome of a very layered election, but in our day to day, that which is beyond an election. Have you paused and given thought to what you might be creating and cultivating in your life?

Thank you for joining me once again.

With deep gratitude.

~Kissiah

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It isn't always easy to receive feedback, yet it is the key ingredient needed to change. What do we do when we receive feedback, and if we truly feel sorry, are we willing to change? If so, are we taking that willingness and actually practicing change?

Join me in this episode as I share a moment in my own practice of self reflection, and how I navigated feedback given to me by my partner. It is all a practice, and I'm grateful!

May your time with me serve you in some way. I appreciate that you choose to be here with me.

Deep bow,

~Kissiah

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When the rubber meets the road, who do you become? Are you someone who practices openly and fully expressing what is true for you, or are you someone who tends to shut down?

I've been thinking about communication and how shutting down is a kind of shortchange; we lose out on the full experience of our lives and inadvertently abandon ourselves. Is this what we ultimately desire, and how does this serve our highest way of being? It doesn't, yet opening ourselves is a practice. Let's begin.

Thank you for your presence. Always.

Deep gratitude,

~Kissiah

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Feedback is essential to our growth and expansion. It's a key ingredient in change, yet it's one of the hardest things for people to practice being with. We are often concerned with not wanting to upset someone or fear their response, so rather than communicate our experience of another, we keep quiet and carry on. What we don't realize is the damage that does both to ourselves and the other. Not only do we stifle what arises within, preventing us from being seen and getting our needs met, we keep the other from learning more about themselves and how they may behave. Then there is the flip side, the people who do not welcome feedback for whatever reason. Perhaps they're not interested in knowing your truth as it pertains to them. Instead, they react by shutting down, deflecting, blaming, behaving volatile, or in some way that sends the message of not welcoming an open conversation that may be difficult to hear.

We all have a responsibility when it comes to feedback. When we are relating to another, our experience is important, and there are times when things need to be said in order for change to happen. How do you respond to this responsibility? What's your practice when it comes to giving and receiving feedback? Let's talk about it.

As always, I appreciate your presence.

Deep gratitude,

~Kissiah

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As actor, Uzo Aduba releases her memoir, The Road Is Good, I am brought to reflect upon the grief that rests within me, a grief rooted in what does not exist between my mother and me: a connection.

What do we daughters do with this kind of grief? Where do we place the tender spots that went missing as a child, and continues now? How do we arrive within ourselves when the beauty of who we were as young daughters was not reflected back to us by our mothers? Even now?

Join me in my personal exploration of this.

As always, I appreciate your presence. Thank you for being here with me.

Deep gratitude,

~Kissiah

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Communication, and the many ways of its importance, has been in the air for me these days. I see how easily we miss opportunities when we choose not to communicate. We lose, and others lose because of us. How is there to be true repair when we do not communicate? How is there authentic connection and relationship, including friendships, if we are quieting our truth and proceeding from some place inside our heads where stories are made?

There is no repair.
There is no authentic connection and relationship.

What then are we doing, if not missing opportunities to learn, grow, heal, and connect? Have you ever thought about yourself in relation to repair? Join me tonight where I share my thoughts.

Thank you always, for your presence.

Deep gratitude,

~Kissiah

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