In this episode, we explore the layers of forgiveness, and how non-linear its path. I have found that it takes much effort and inquiry to arrive at a true integration of what needs to be reconciled and healed, and forgiveness, especially with matters of childhood trauma. Yet, when we remove the feeling of it being personal, and see clearly what is, it helps us take a step closer to releasing the hold and accessing compassion, and from there forgiveness may be seen in the distance. We keep walking. Toward. A deep bow, ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

In this episode, we explore the gentle, powerful practice of bearing witness —listening with full presence, without the pressure to fix, advise, or take on someone else’s emotions. How wonderful it is to find yourself less overwhelmed and more grounded as a result. I appreciate your presence. ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

In this episode, we explore the moments in childhood where parts of us were taken—or where we felt we had to abandon them to survive. Through reflection and gentle truth-telling, we uncover how those early separations shaped our identity and how healing begins when we reclaim what was lost. It’s an invitation to pause, go back to those moments, honor our hearts, and return to ourselves. Thank you for being here with me. ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

So many of us go, go, and go. We operate in our daily life as if on E, running empty and depleted, while struggling to say no. In this episode, we talk about reclaiming ourselves, and giving ourselves back to ourselves, so that we find our overflow and begin practicing from that place, and not from our reserve. We do not have to give of ourselves until there is nothing left. There is a different way. Let's talk about it. Grateful for you. ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

Religion has a way of evoking a wide range of thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Some find it a place of holding while others a source of trauma and pain. I have experienced both, but mostly the latter, particularly because of my sexual orientation. Having grown up Baptist, you could imagine the conflict involved in being gay. Talk about a doozy! I had to walk away from Christianity in order to become myself, and now I rest in a kind of spirituality that holds me. Let's talk about how religion informs us, and what we feel about the layers therein. Thank you for being here with me. ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

In this episode, we explore what it means to Find Your North —that deep internal compass that guides you toward a life aligned with your values, voice, and truth. We delve into the journey of cultivating a sense of belonging, not just in community, but within ourselves, and how this belonging opens the door to accessing our most authentic selves. As always, thank you for being here with me. Deep bow, ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

Grief is a layered process. There is no compass that leads the way, no template for how it is supposed to be. In fact, there is no should-be for grief. It shows up for each of us in its own way. We process and deal with (or not) grief the way that we do. Sometimes this causes others to feel triggered, upset, or critical. They can't understand, for example, how you moved on "so quickly" or why you're not grieving in a way they can see, or perhaps you're grieving too visibly and for too long. Let me say this. As someone who works closely with and around grief, there is one thing I know for sure: it isn't linear. Join me as we talk about it. With gratitude, ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

We live in a go, go, go, produce, produce, produce, outcome, output, and obtain society where the very notion of pausing to rest, recover, relax, and heal aren't prioritized. In fact, these are often frowned upon as if to sleep is a waste of time. We don't have time to rest, because we're too busy being busy. We're conditioned to fill each moment of our day with something that makes us feel accomplished even when our bodies are asking for something else, something slower, softer, and more present. I invite us to redefine productivity as a word, going from outcome driven to time well spent, meaning we prioritize quality of life over the conditionings of life. Productivity from a time well spent place means we consciously choose to step out of the "go zone," and into the place of pause where rest and recovery are found, and where we are able to tune into who we are and what our minds, bodies, and spirits truly need. Join me in this episode where we take a look at how outcome-based productivity gets us more of the same: exhaustion and overwhelm, whereas redefining productivity as time well spent, frees us to connect more both with ourselves and those around us. Thank you for your presence. A deep bow, ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

There are many aspects of our lives that require some form of change, be that a change in attitude or perspective, or our behavior and ways of interacting with others. Often the one thing standing in the way, is how hard we may feel it is, or how foreign a concept that change may be. The moment we are faced with a situation that requires change, we default to old ways wondering why we can't seem to get to the other side. We talk ourselves out of it by repeating how hard it is, or that it won't happen overnight. We commiserate with the thoughts telling us it isn't doable or one day I'll... Guess what? It's doable. Guess what else? It begins with you. You have all of the ingredients necessary to go from where you are to where you want to be. Join me on today's episode as we go from it's too hard to actually learning what it takes to practice real change. With gratitude, always, for you. ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

Life is our longest-shortest experience, how are we choosing to live it? Now that I have officially turned fifty years old, I am really giving thought to where I place my time and attention. I'm peeling back the layers of some of the decisions I've made to be where I am today, and how those decisions now may no longer resonate; perhaps they never did and I was just doing the expected thing en route to stability. It's a new day! Life is long, but it's also short, and time is the one thing we do not get back. Let's talk about how it may be time to pivot in order to align with what is most true for who and where we are today. Thank you for your presence. Deep bows, ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

Disappointment is a normal part of life. It happens. We seek something or someone, we have hopes wishes and dreams, we put ourselves out there in different ways, and sometimes we are left disappointed by the response, outcome, reality, etc. What do we do with those disappointments, meaning, how do they shape us? Do we lose the fullness of who we are? Do we become separate from our truest self? What happens to us through time as we face disappointment after disappointment, or rejection after rejection? I am feeling inspired to look more closely at myself and how I have changed through time as a result of various disappointments, particularly around my creative self. I'm feeling reflective and renewed by this inquiry and want to spend some time processing it. Join me. I could use the company. Gratefully, ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

Dating can be its very own trying experience. Many people have thrown in the towel, completely giving up on "looking for love," because of the unfortunate experiences had in the dating world. It seems like time and time again there's a dead-end, a wall that's hit leaving us disappointed, even heartbroken. Well, what if that doesn't have to be the case? What if we could actually become more clear within ourselves and begin practicing being intentional in our dating as opposed to taking what we can get? What if we chose to show up fully and truly as ourselves, and moved through the dating experience from that place, weeding out that which is a clear no and freeing ourselves to encounter the yes? I truly believe it's possible. Let's talk about it. I appreciate your being here with me. Truly. ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

No one is exempt from experiencing grief. So many of us have been holding on to a kind of unexplored grief from childhood that, unbeknownst to us, impacts our lives in big and little ways. Have we given this time and attention? Have we held the grief of our childhood with love and curiosity so that healing and freedom might result, or have we pushed it away, banishing it as something that either should not exist or that we just can't face? What is it that we do with our grief? Maybe now is the time to pause and turn toward it. It may feel hard and that's okay. Hard things can be done. Let's talk about it. Thank you for your presence here with me. A deep bow, ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

I have learned a lot over the years when it comes to love, romance, and relationships. Trust me when I say, I have had my fair share, yet it hasn't been until now that I feel like I have not only cracked the code, but am partnered with someone who has joined me in the cracking of the code. After years of trial and error, there are two ingredients that I have found to be essential and will help weed out the nos and lead us to the yes of our person. Join me tonight as we talk about it. I appreciate you. Deep bow, ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…

Have you ever really given thought to that, how our sexuality is not synonymous with our sexual orientation? There are so many layers to sexuality and often we do not spend time thinking about who we are inside of it. Perhaps it's been the taboo thing, something we haven't allowed ourselves to think about. I mean, if you're someone who has perhaps only had relationships or sex with one gender, how could you then choose to experience another? Is that even okay if you don't identify as gay or straight? Yes, it's okay, and guess what? You can. In fact, I encourage you to explore should you feel so inclined. Life is vast and wide, and we do not have to live inside a box that was modeled for us. We can access other ways of being. Let's talk about it. As always, thank you for your presence. Gratefully, ~Kissiah I'd love to hear from you! Support the show…