Hedy’s Blog
Thirty Husbands in One Marriage
People sometimes smile when they hear me say that I had thirty husbands. The truth is, I only had one husband. His name was Yumi. And over the course of our life together, I came to realize that I had loved many different versions of him. Every time Yumi grew, changed, opened, healed, discovered...
The Deep Human Decision: Seeing People, Not Problems
Recently, I was reflecting on a concept from Martin Buber that has become increasingly important to me throughout my life. There are two ways we can meet another person. We can meet them as an "it." Or we can meet them as a "thou." At first, this distinction sounds philosophical. But the greater...
The Inner Elevator: A Metaphor for Emotional Integration
Many years ago, I was working with a couple who could not seem to land with one another. The man lived primarily in his thoughts. The woman lived primarily in her feelings. They loved each other, but whenever they tried to connect, they seemed to miss each other. As I listened, a metaphor...
Fostering and Maintaining Friendships
Every true love story is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough. —Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love Connection is our superpower. Through connection we have the power to transform ourselves. Connection is our...
Human connection as a step to world peace—on the Golden East Podcast
Kasia Emilia Bogdan's passion is to create spaces where people feel loved, seen, connected and inspired. Places of truth, beauty, depth, belly wisdom and soul power. Golden East was created especially with highly sensitive people and empaths in heart as a place of softness and care. I was...
About Relationships—on the Creating Midlife Calm podcast
MJ Murray Vachon, prefers to explore the topic of mental wellness, over mental illness with her Inner Challenge podcast (now called Creating Midlife Calm). I recently was gifted the opportunity to be a guest—and our time together turned into two episodes! MJ is a wonderful interviewer and host,...