Navigating transitions with grace, ease…. and the occasional freak-out
We did it. My family has moved to Denver. I know that may come as a surprise to some of you, and I apologize for not staying in touch. The Cavannas have been engaged in heroic acts of familial re-creation are just beginning to come up for air and reflection. People ask me, …
Read MoreHealthy Dependency as a Path to Joy
People often ask me how I got interested in healing birth trauma and I tell them my interest in birth grew out of my experiences with death. Birthing and Dying are similar processes: they both teach us how to live and how to love. Healing in this liminal space is the …
Read MoreWhat exactly is a “Birthshop” and who is it for?
Hi friends. I was talking to a colleague about the Birthshops the other day and despite all that I had written about the work, they still didn’t have a clear sense of what it was and who it was for. So I made this short video to give a brief …
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Emotional Carrying Capacity: How to be HERE in the face of life’s challenges
One of the goals of my work with clients is to help them increase what I call “emotional current carrying capacity.” We work together to help them be more physically and emotionally resilient and capable of deeply experiencing and metabolizing the events of their lives so they can meet the …
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Yulia Draschil’s article on Birth into Being
(For those of you who are considering attending a Birthshop or are just interested in learning more about the work, I recommend reading this article by my friend and colleague Yulia Draschil who is a Birth into Being practitioner, midwife and mother). People’s pregnant bodies and parenting journeys have …
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Rules for Being Human
I found this in an old e-mail I had sent a friend years ago. I didn’t write it but it was circulating around amongst students at a spiritual school I was going to at the time. The rules rise out of a conception of life and growth that is larger …
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Getting over myself in order to be a better Father
I’m beginning to understand that my child doesn’t need ME and MY DEAL very much for her healthy growth. As a parent part of my role is to provide boundaries for her safety, but she is not an empty vessel that I have to fill up with my ideas, preferences and opinions. What she …
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