About

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Blessed to be born and raised in the Northwest of the United States in a loving, down-to-earth (see above photo!) family, I've always enjoyed being outside in nature. As a child I loved to draw, write, and read for hours any time I was stuck indoors. Sensitive, empathic--and very shy until I started school--I've almost always struggled with trying to fit in to society's idea of what it is to be "social", as I find it slightly overwhelming to keep up connections that offer the kind of energy, consistency and care it takes to nurture true friendships---so my circle of close ones is small and intimate. However, I am forever a soft-hearted, supportive, compassionate, still somewhat shy yet fiery, fun-loving Being who loves to laugh, sing, play music, and dance any time there is an opportunity!

At age 53, I still want mostly to be in nature. When I'm not outside, I'm playing acoustic and electric guitar, or on the drum kit, or creating art from sketches of beloved birds from either photos I've taken, or from beautiful photos by other amazing beings and nature-supporters.

Courses on herbalism, and body movement studies like Tao Yin, and Qi Gong are my current studies.

My beloved husband has just recently turned 81, therefore I am most drawn to spend time with him, and to enjoy precious moments together with our cherished loved ones---which include our two goofy, wonderful dogs Toast & Shy Fox, and a number of dear bird friends and countless creatures who visit our yard.

Poetry came as a surprise. I had just entered my 30's and experienced a few tough chapters of life that opened up a space in me. Poetry came pouring through as I questioned everything. I began to get what felt like answers that made sense to my own soul's journey. In this photo, I was in New York City and this was one of the very first dedicated journals within which I began to intentionally record the poetry (so I had my dear boyfriend at the time take this photo). The other poems in the beginning had come to me so fast that I usually only had time to grab a scrap of paper nearby and jot down what was coming through! To this day, all of the poems that I receive are received in this way. Sometimes I edit later, feeling into each word again and revisiting the sense of the initial rush of Knowing in order to find the closest human wording to describe it.

Eventually, close friends urged me to begin sharing these poems with others, and this answered what felt like an ancient expression. Now in alignment with my personal awakening journey, I wanted to share the poems in hopes that others might feel supported and less alone in their own awakening journey. 

Little did I know that this deep dream of mine would soon have me meeting up with my Beloved, now husband of seventeen years, and that our paths would become a shared experience taking me around the world for nearly a decade where I was able to share the poetry within the healing workshops of my husband (Neale Donald Walsch, author of the Conversations with God series of books). 

People are usually very curious about two things: our age difference, and how we met.

We're 28 years apart, and we met through a large group of friends who were all meeting and getting to know one another at the same time. Many of us were moving through great change and life circumstances, and we were of all ages and interests. Our shared interest was that each of us wanted to be the Grandest Version of the Greatest Vision ever we held about who we were.

Because we live in the same town, this group of about 25 would end up at the same dinner parties, or birthday parties, or art walks, or fundraiser functions, and so we began to spend a lot of time together as a big band of friends, some of whom were also Neale's children.

It was Love At First Sight between Neale and me, but it was also more than that: It was Timeless. It was as if we had found our "Other" Self. And so about two years later, everything shifted and at that time we were both suddenly ready and available to address that and we moved swiftly into a shared life together, and have now been married 16 precious years.

In the year of 2023 I began studying herbalism and spending much more time with my feet on the earth, and my hands in the dirt (or mud, during early the spring!). What brings me alive are the sounds of birds, and the impetus to care for every living creature that crawls or flies or walks across our property. 

I have an endless interest and devotion to Nature, and, due to how our species has treated the mother earth I tend to be drawn to anything and everything I can do to learn, grow, and heal my own Body, Mind and Spirit and offer that more whole energy to life, working to support and create natural habitats that need our help now more than ever before. 

I have started in "my own backyard" and in my community by studying herbalism, and by continuing my studies in Taoist based ways, studying Tao Yin and Qi Gong. All of these new studies are supporting me in bringing my mind, body and spirit into a balance that I know is necessary if I am to be able to endure the work and the walk of the times ahead...

As broken-hearted as I feel as I watch much of Humankind become less so, I also believe that there are more of us each day who are remembering who we are, and rising up to radiate the Light and Higher Purpose that is our Knowing.

In 2025 I will be recording poetry in video form, as well as making time to finish poetry book projects, one of which will also include prose.

Wrapping you in a great, big hug...

All My Love,

~ em