by Lissa Rankin | Oct 30, 2017 | Relationships
The death vigil for my mother continues. For those who are not following the daily journey on Facebook, I am also posting what moves through me on the blog, in case any of it serves you. 10/28/17 My mother isn’t talking much anymore. She mostly sleeps, with the...
by Lissa Rankin | Oct 27, 2017 | Relationships
I’ve been journaling daily about the journey of helping my mother through the rebirth we call death. Although these moments are intensely intimate and personal, I am sharing them publicly (with the permission of my mother, who before she stopped communicating clearly,...
by Lissa Rankin | Oct 24, 2017 | Relationships
I am in Ohio right now, midwifing my beloved mother through the rebirth we call death. I already lost my precious father almost 12 years ago, two weeks after my daughter Siena was born. His was a beautiful, sacred death. The moment he breathed his last breath, my...
by Lissa Rankin | Apr 6, 2017 | Inner Pilot Light, Physical Health, Spirituality
The sun was rising over the mountains as I hiked up to the Muir Beach Overlook to center myself and ground into Mother Earth before a full day one-on-one session with one of my Visionary Mentoring Program clients. The ocean was serene, still and waveless, after many...
by Lissa Rankin | Mar 9, 2017 | Creativity, Environment, Spirituality
As I shared with you yesterday, my beloved mother was just diagnosed with a rare and aggressive kind of leukemia. (If you missed it, you can read about our shock and our magic stories here.) When life throws you a curveball, advice is often the last thing you need....
