Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

When Things Feel Hopeless

I wasn’t going to record a podcast today. And then I thought about it that others may be feeling like I am. It might be helpful to share what I’m doing to find my way back to center.

Many of us have gifts we don’t use, skills we’ve abandoned, and passions we won’t give ourselves permission to embrace. For me, that’s songwriting. Every once in a while, I dip my toe in the water, and then I run, again. Part of it, of course, is ADHD. I forget that I’m supposed to beContinue reading “Embrace You Gradually”

Fire Less Fire, A Song

I am a songwriter. Songs come to me in my sleep. This morning this song came to me. I believe it can be powerful for the collective (meaning, all of us) to come together and sing it while picturing the fires going out, visualizing rain, and the collective celebration of the last ember going out.

Why You Don’t Trust Yourself

“I’m done falling in love. I want the kind where I can walk in freely, with my eyes wide open.”