Everything is Different Now
Christmas in the New World
Is it just me, or do the holidays seem different now?
The Rona psyop of 2020 was the awakening from a hallucination for so many of us (the late-bloomers, that is).
Since then, the social contracts that kept us contained in comfortable delusion throughout the eighties, nineties, and aughts, have been systematically dismantled before our eyes.
Layer upon layer of disclosure.
It turns out that nothing had ever been as it seemed, and this realization, along with the revelation that so many of the people we trusted and admired were committed to their soma, was (and is) heartbreaking.
But it was also enlightening, clarifying, and, in a way, a relief.
We can’t ever go back.
And I don’t want to pretend.
I won’t ever pretend. I’m devoted to not ever pretending, for my children, and for the sake of my soul.
It is true, in my experience, that the sense of enchantment that was once so available during the holiday season has changed, and that can sometimes feel like a loss.
That loss—of innocence, of delusion—in all its permutations has taken us across the world and back.
But…
What I now believe, and know, is that “enchantment” has nothing on The Sacred.
Especially during this time of destabilization, digitization, and artificiality, what’s actually emerging is a far greater, deeper, more profound opportunity for, not “the magic of the season”—or “magic” at all—but authentic holiness.
As an OG Rona truther (I spoke out publicly to a chorus of death threats and loathing back in March of 2020, and my 25-year long career as a birth-sovereignty activist was control-grid resistance from the beginning) I went down every rabbit hole.
And, like so many of you, I found Christ in Orthodoxy at the end of it.
The Holidays do feel different to me now—now that I am more grounded in prayer and purpose. I know my children feel it too.
Orthodox Christianity is a homecoming.
I see the threads and shadows of The One True Faith in everything I’ve been slowly-but-surely moving towards throughout my life and teaching over the years.
I don’t mean to suggest that my work is only for Orthodox mothers—not at all. My intention is to support (and warmly welcome into my sphere) women from all faith traditions.
Whether I’m expanding on the philosophy of birth, the transformational interior passage of pregnancy, the tender caring-for and raising up of our babies and toddlers, the strengthening of our body/mind/spirit, or our divinely-ordained capacity for regeneration and self-healing, my intention remains steadfast: to inspire mothers to know themselves as the powerful, gloriously designed vessels of wisdom and nurturing that God created us to be—whatever your background or belief.
When mothers claim self-responsibility and embark on the path of true flourishing, we all rise.
This time of year so often brings with it a sense of overwhelm, and the temptation to be captivated and consumed by an endless stream of stuff, events, planning, consumption, the accumulation of possessions, glossy images, and endless reels. It’s so very easy to become fixated on surface externalities.
I am not here to sell you beautiful baubles and pretty things (though I absolutely adore pretty things, and I hope you get plenty of those too, quite honestly—beauty really is so important, and cultivating beauty is a significant part of mothering).
The deeper truth, however, is that our children are our greatest—and indeed, our only—legacy. They are the only form of genuine wealth, and the most meaningful investment we can ever make.
What our kids need from us more than anything is our wholeness, presence, love, and the mirroring of own grasp of the sacred.
Motherhood is the highest calling. To mother effectively, from a grounded and centered place of wisdom, we must commit ourselves to a continuous process of healing, learning, evolving, and growing in faith.
The focus of my work is to offer tools and perspectives that will lead to mothers shining with real confidence, self-awareness, embodiment, and ferocious feminine courage.
I want to see more women mothering with discernment, self-responsibility, and grace—so that my own children can live into a healthier, holier world.
If this resonates, and you appreciate my work, I’m offering an end-of-year celebratory sale on all my programs, courses, and coaching. Join the VIP list here and check your email for the link I’ll be sending out.