The Diamond Room Newsletter Happy Full Moon! in Leo Yes, hello, I'm back from vacation Two weeks of warm weather, good food, great people, and some spectacular sun and scenery? Yes, ma'am. yep, that's the for-real coast of Labadee, Haiti. it's really that gorgeous. The vacation vibes are real, man. Coming home it's just...no thoughts, head empty. I've talked a lot before about the value of rest. Hell, I might have said something even earlier this month on that topic. But I don't think I've...
about 1 year ago • 7 min read
The Diamond Room Newsletter Happy New Moon! in Capricorn What's a pirate's favorite letter? You'd think it'd be Arrr... but a pirate's first love is the Sea! It's vacation vibes over here in Slade-land. For my parents' 40th wedding anniversary, my family is going on a Caribbean cruise. My parents have become avid cruise-goers over the last decade and my brother and I finally gave in to peer pressure to spend days at sea on a boat with no sails (my complaint) and 6,000 other people (his...
over 1 year ago • 7 min read
The Diamond Room Newsletter The Last Full Moon of 2023 in Cancer This is the cleanest my apartment has been, maybe ever. Is it a new year's clean-out? Eh...no. Unfortunately my dearest doggo, Hartley Barkley, has made some friends. Very questionable friends. Flea friends. For the second (and thankfully last) time this year. The last few days have been spent obsessively cleaning every inch of the apartment and the dog. You can thank the fleas and my grossed-out-by-squirming-bugs brain for this...
over 1 year ago • 5 min read
New Moon Newsletter Happy New Moon! ...in Sagittarius (awwwoooOOOOooooooo!!) Please give a warm "welcome back" to the monthly New Moon/Full Moon newsletters :))) Since finishing up the podcast, I've been thinking a lot about what else has brought me a lot of joy this year. This has been a great year for me, with lots of joy and growth (both personally and professionally); good friends who are now family; and a new perspective on my role as a creator, and especially in writing this newsletter....
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
The Freaky Science of Divine Timing It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN! Do do DO DOOOOO...do do DO DO DO... The Last Episode of The Art of Being is here! And goddamn. This feels like a good note to go out on! We're talking about Divine Timing, folks. That's right, the big unknowable poobah in the sky who determines whether Christmas comes early or if you have to wait another year for the goodies you've been manifesting to come dropped off to your door by a smokin' hot UPS person. (You know, the kind...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Topic of the Day Sign up today, make your holidays effin' easy Last day to register for this incredible, enjoyable, one-of-a-kind workshop Oooh, do you hear that? It's the sound of zero flaps given. Because you are an unflappable beast of inner peace and equanimity. Because you're in touch with your heart and you don't compromise when it's not in your favor. Because you've got your energy shield protecting you from the energy vampires of the world, and you are not playing around. It's the...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Peace of Mind: Quick & Juicy One hour can make a world of difference You can do a lot in an hour. You can drive from Seattle to Tacoma. You can get an entire full-body massage. You can dance so hard you'll be winded all night. You can take a polka class and actually learn what that "oom-pah" sound is for. You can learn to catch yourself when you're about to agree to something that you don't really have the spoons for. And you can learn how to protect your energy from people whose existence...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Heresy to the People Pleasers Just because you can't kill them, doesn't mean you have to make them happy Some of us have made a career out of putting ourselves last. I'm one of them. The urge to make other people happy at our own expense can be a powerful one. It feels so good to see delight and joy in their faces, it gives us the warm fuzzies, and often it makes us feel useful, important, valuable, and wanted. Like, how good is that?! As an emotional/hormonal cocktail, that's pretty powerful...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Protect Your Energy This Season Happy Tryptophan-Induced Coma: Day 2 Congrats, if you're reading this it means you survived the first stage of the holidays (and you probably didn't murder anyone)! And I am proud of you for definitely not choking out your annoying relatives or the surprisingly racist neighbor you asked to join Thanksgiving dinner on a whim. I'm not saying you had to be a saint, but you made it through. Only 30 more days until Christmas, right? 😬 Look, life can be stressful....
over 1 year ago • 2 min read