The Heal & Rise Blog

I entered the class feeling a bit emotional, I'll admit. But when directed to move in a particular way, following instructor Dani's...

With our son's first birthday this week, I've found myself reminiscing with disbelief that it's been an entire year already since...

Consent. The understanding that we have a right to bodily autonomy is a crucial one for our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual...

Sometimes you have to make a bigger mess to truly clean it all up. This thought struck me hard as I was sorting through the massive pile...

For many, January and February can feel a bit bleak. The holidays have passed, yet it's still cold and dreary, often leaving us more "on...

Dear Teacher, As the week before holiday break commences, I know you're exhausted. You've been beaten into the ground by children lacking...

When a mother is sick, the world keeps turning. There is no calling in. No substitutes. Your children's needs don't stop and wait for you...

With today's midterm election and the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade, there's been a flurry of feminist and...

I've never been one for politics. In fact, I'd much rather steer clear of conversations that too often end in close-minded arguments and...

We've all felt it. That familiar slump of sadness, defeat, and discouragement when plans fall apart. From a simple afternoon commitment...

Having just returned from our weekend Heal & Rise Women's Retreat in the soothingly beautiful Stillwater, Minnesota, I've had countless...

"You're doing it wrong." Some of us have heard this message spoken bluntly from a well-intended relative or friend, but far more of us...

Have you ever experienced a gathering of women where you felt such power, strength, and acceptance that you felt something awaken within...

What if we took someone else's choice not as a personal attack on our own beliefs, but exactly as it is... someone else's choice? The...

I sat, stunned on the floor and tears came to my eyes. Baby Leo lay beside me on his play mat as I sank deeper into my knees and ankles...

Waking up beside the Mississippi River, I write in my notebook while listening to the bird songs. The unfamiliar tunes of birds not...

"Ok, but what is it you DO exactly?" I smiled, knowing the concept of energy healing can feel foreign to those unfamiliar with this...

Continued from Leo's Home Birth Story (part one). 11:40PM on 2.22.22. He was beautiful, absolutely perfect, but he was completely limp in...

Envision a confident, radiant woman walking down the street. Head held high, she has a peaceful smile on her face, sure of her worth and...