Complexities of Being Gemini

“This is going to sound crazy,” Peach whispered hesitantly. “Whaaaaat? Nooooo, there’s never any crazy coming from you!” Beech drawled, then yawned. If Peach can count on nothing else, she can always be sure Beech will deliver on sarcasm. On that one front, Beech never disappoints. Peach and Beech are the twin voices inside my…

What’s an Empath?

It wasn’t until I was in my forties that I discovered Dr. Judith Orloff’s books. According to the self-assessment test (link below), I am a “full-blown empath”. Once it became clear that there was not anything actually wrong with me, everything was different. It was brighter. I understood so much more about myself and was…

Internal Kindness

I had to go to therapy to learn how to be nice to myself. Before that, I didn’t realize what a horrible friend I was to me. I went above and beyond for everyone else, but when it came to me…well, pfft. I was indifferent. It’s like I just didn’t care at all. If anyone…