Two New Raw & Real Interviews

Two New Articles/Interviews

It’s been fascinating doing interviews in the last few months of having my heart utterly cracked open with both my parents passing in a short period of time. I have found that in my vulnerable sharing that my recent interviews have been more raw, authentic & real than previous interviews. Despite all the loss, it has been a joyful experience to share my story with these inspiring beings. Both of these written interviews are some of my favorites!

From Australia to Hawaii: I truly enjoyed chatting with vibrant Richard of the LiveLifeNow Project about what it means to TRULY LIVE with a serious cancer diagnosis and finding the gems on the path. Here’s some of it:

"Hawaiian-based Tara Coyote spends much of her life around horses, thrives on a mixture of natural remedies, lives life amongst nature, is full of vigour, vibrant energy, and has both a luminous light and air of positivity that shined through the screen when we chatted via Zoom. And she also has stage 4 breast cancer.

Tara is someone who has defied the odds by ignoring the statistics and forging her own cancer recovery path, mostly resisting the use of conventional cancer treatments like chemotherapy to focus on alternative therapies and natural environments as part of her life with cancer. Talking with Tara through Zoom, one would never guess that she was both 52 years of age or someone with stage 4 breast cancer — she was the picture of health, happiness and vitality.

However, it took a meandering path of trial and error for Tara to reach this point."

Photo by Erena Shimoda

What Death, Grief & Loss Teach Us about Living: This was a rich, deep interview with a dear friend and past Pilates client, Karyn of Holos, where we dove into potently powerful, transformational & taboo topics.

Believe it or not, talking about death, grief & loss is one of my favorite topics to talk about because 1) It is taboo to talk about in our culture and most people FEAR talking about these subjects 2) I actually find it greatly empowering and enlightening to talk about it. We all are going to die, so WHY NOT talk about it?

Here's an excerpt:

"When my mom died a few years ago, I realized our culture does not do enough to prepare us for death, grieving, or loss. I wish I had been more prepared in every way. Instead, I was left to grapple with my profound sadness and grief, to confront my own mortality, and to make sense of a world where I no longer had a mom…all at the same time. It was a lot.

Often, we learn the lessons we need though personal experience, but it does not always have to be this way. Following her death and my realization of how little we discuss something which is inevitable, I have become curious about death, grieving, and loss and what they can teach us about life. We need to discuss these topics to understand our beliefs and to face our fears. Only then can we know what they have to teach us and more fully embrace life.

In today’s article I interview Tara Coyote, a beautiful and amazing woman who I have known for almost 20 years. I met Tara through Pilates in 2003 when she was helped me get back in shape after the birth of my first child. She went on to practice Equine Therapy and write a book about her journey through cancer to full recovery."