Renee LaVallee McKenna, MA

The 12 steps were written by a man named Bill Wilson in 1938. Bill was one of the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, and over the last...

Is it OK to be peaceful or even happy, when people in the world are suffering? Should we feel guilty about our good fortune in the face...

My New Years resolution is that I am willing to suck in 2020. I’ve done some really challenging things in 2019. I finished writing my...

The veil between the worlds is thin this time of year. It is no coincidence that Halloween and celebrations to honor the dead like Dia...

We are more energy than we are form. If we consider the atom as the basis of matter, atoms are made of whirling electrons, protons and...

"The more human beings believe that they must sacrifice their fundamental happiness because to do this is 'right,' 'good,' or 'mature,'...

This morning my husband asked how I felt about Father’s Day. We have a reservation for brunch at a favorite place on the beach and my...

The tragedy of suicide for me is not the loss of the person, but the deepening of their suffering on a soul level. No one gets out of...

I need to be reminded to ask, “What can I bring?” Rather than “What can I get?” And that’s the thing about spiritual practice, I always...

14 years ago when I was pregnant with my first child, we did a major remodel of our house. We moved out, ripped off the roof, tore out...

I got a message from a friend today who was bitterly disappointed at not being hired for a job she really wanted. We all have that...

I avoid Mother's Day. I'm so used to avoiding it, that it takes energy to notice I'm doing it. I am a mother myself, so I get lots of...

I have come to believe that there is a wise and connecting force flowing through and around all life. I'm a skeptic, so this belief has...

The Great Mother encourages our authenticity and uniqueness. If we can find the courage to deeply self reveal with those who understand...

What if you could connect with your oldest, wisest self in present time? What perspective would this aged one have on your current...

I used to have a nasty voice in my head, a terrible, internal judge. If anyone ever talked to me the way that inner critic did, I would...