lsmheart

I am a creative, passionate single mom of a wonderful middle school aged son. I work as a heart-centered body psychotherapist, helping individuals, couples and groups heal their traumatized hearts, and creating more meaningful, connected lives. I've written two books which are on Amazon: Living With Vision: Reclaiming the Power of the Heart (Knowledge Systems, 1988) and Healing the War Between the Genders: The Power of the Soul-Centered Relationship (HeartPower Press, 2004). I've written scores and scores of articles on topics related to relationships, sexuality, parenting, living with vision, creating a more sustainable culture, animals and nature...and whatever touches and inspires me as I meet people and watch what is unfolding in our world. You can find some of my articles on my website http://www.healingheartpower.com, read my blog http://heartspacecafe.com/blog, or search the archives of http://www.ofspirit.com or http://www.spiritofchange.org or http://www.ezinearticles.com. I lead workshops on Healing the Traumatized Heart and train body psychotherapists in an apprenticeship-based program out of the Boston area. I've been a social entrepreneur my whole life, creating organizations that bring people together for the common good--be it in the arts, spirit in business, organizational transformation, the first state professional association of body psychotherapists in the country or the Boston Area Sexuality and Spirituality Network (http://www.sexspirit.net). I love connecting with people who care about sustaining deep relationships, living a healthy, balanced, heartful life, being present friends, parents and partners, and making the world a better place. When I was 16, a stranger tried to rape and murder me, and I literally had to choose my life. I had a sense of mission as a small girl, but was afraid the social visionaries like me got shot. After all, Martin Luther King, John F Kennedy, Mahatma Gandhi and Robert Kennedy all were shot. So, I was afraid to fully embrace who I was, in spite of my natural tendencies towards leadership. When the stranger tried to kill me, I realized I really wanted to live. So, I said to God, "I want to live." God told me that if I were to live, I'd need to commit to my mission. So, there lying on my back in an alley, I did just that. I told God I would commit to doing what I was here to do. And a little voice came through my heart that said to forgive the man who was beating me. Without using my brain to analyze or understand what forgiveness meant, I spoke right from my heart, "I forgive you." And the man burst into tears and stopped beating me. Metaphorically, he became my first therapy client. And truly, this experience became not only a turning point in my life, but the beginning a journey embracing and exploring the power of the heart. In addition to spreading my work to all who could possibly benefit from it--be it through workshops, individual/couple/group work, apprenticing, writing....at this point in my life, my heart's greatest desire is to meet and co-commit with a true partner, who loves me for who I am and who can let me love him for who he is too. Finding a man who is ready, willing and able to do the dance and work of a committed long-term relationship feels like part of my mission too. Being a great mom and making a difference in the lives of others professionally is a lot. And yet to share my life with a true partner feels like the missing ingredient for me to thrive as fully as I can while walking this earth. I welcome communication from friends, colleagues and even a potential partner. One never knows what seeds planted will grow into!