by Rebecca Cavender | head and heart, intuition, love, vulnerability |
Connecting the head and the heart isn’t for sissies. It’s tough work. For years I counselled women making difficult life choices. Sometimes, those choices were met with ambivalence because their head pulled them in one direction while their heart tugged hard...
by Rebecca Cavender | big girls, dating, divorce, healing, love, relationships, self-love |
There is a crazy amount of ridiculousness online about dating big girls, loving big girls, how to talk to big girls, how you better stay away from big girls, how guys only like big girls in secret … you get the point. I’ve read that an advantage of being with a...
by Rebecca Cavender | divorce, divorcing, ex, ex-husband, gratitude, healing, letter, love, relationships, self-love |
Dear You, We met 12 years ago today in that little coffee shop next to the ferry. I saw you through the large window, sitting calmly in your independence, your head gently bent over a book on global issues. Your big ideas, your worldly view and experiences, your...
by Rebecca Cavender | death, grandparents, healing, love, relationships |
Death makes you feel completely out of control. Control is rendered null and void when you see your 95 year old grandmother’s perfect pink and white casket get lifted up and pushed deeply into a cement crypt. When the mortician begins to seal the crypt, it...
by Rebecca Cavender | divine feminine, healing, intuition, love, relationships, self-love |
Dear Nice Girl: You know who you are. You’re the one who doesn’t raise your voice in argument. You raise your hopes that understanding will prevail. You’re the one who helps the elderly couple struggling to carry their luggage. You’re the one who tidies the...
by Rebecca Cavender | divine feminine, love, relationships |
I met a woman – a stranger – at the swimming pool yesterday. There was only one other person in the pool besides me and she asked both of us, “Is it OK if I dive in the pool? I know we’re not really supposed to, but sometimes … you just...
