Journal

A Deeper Dive

A place to learn more about what this kind of care might be like for you.

June 30, 2026

Contemplative Play | Growing Hope in Wobbling Times

When the world's on the wobble, is it possible to turn to Wonder? Contemplative play -- Holy Mischief, Sacred Idleness -- is one way to bolster Hope when things feel cloudy and confusing.

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October 30, 2025

Listening as Justice, Activism, Resistance | Harmony Sessions

Sometimes, when everythingeverywhere feels like it's on the wobble, we can feel powerless to do anything about it. Harmony Sessions are a Listening As Justice practice. A place for your loving resistance to be nurtured.

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October 17, 2025

What is a Spiritual Director Here For?

A spiritual director is here to listen to you without judgment as you face into life's big questions -- especially where identity and spirituality intersect.

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October 17, 2025

A Deep(er) Dip Into The Benefits of Spiritual Direction

A bit more detail on the benefits of spiritual direction, and some of the things that will safeguard you as a directee at Still Lake Listening.

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October 15, 2025

Spiritual Direction | 9 Reviews That Say it Better

What is spiritual direction? What do participants have to say about it? Is it a good fit for me? Explore identity and spirituality in nonjudgmental space.

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October 12, 2025

Queer Spirituality | 2SLGBTQIA+ & Spiritual Direction

We are, all of us, Humans Becoming. We're a tangle of genetics and history, nurture and neglect. Gender and sexual identity are all wrapped up in there somewhere, too. And so, we wonder a bit about queer spirituality...

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October 7, 2025

Identity, Spirituality, and Interior Growth

Are you exploring at the intersection of identity and spirituality? It is possible that you have faced some deep questions around your own self-knowing already.

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October 1, 2025

What is The Difference Between Therapy and Spiritual Direction?

What is the difference between therapy and spiritual direction? A breakdown to help you choose the care that suits you best.

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January 20, 2025

Grief Support

Finding grief support that tends you well can feel a bit like searching for a unicorn! It can be expensive, inaccessible, overbooked, too religious, not religious enough. Too real, not real enough. Overwhelming...or underwhelming.

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January 8, 2025

Spirituality and Mental Health

Whole-person health tends mind, body, and soul -- the thinking self, the body self, the spiritual self. Spirituality and mental health are intertwined!

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January 5, 2025

Wintering Women | From Withdrawal to Wonder in 2 Uplifting Sessions

Are you feeling stuck, exhausted, lonely, or a little flounder-y? 'Pulling back from things you used to love, even from the people you hold dear? You may be wintering.

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January 3, 2025

Still Lake Co-Learning and Community | The 5 W’s

The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of connecting here at Still Lake Listening. Is spiritual direction co-learning and community for you or your group?

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January 2, 2025

Where do I go for my session? | Your session, your space

Spiritual direction can take place in the space you are most comfortable. You can be met in person, on line, in a session space, or out in nature.

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April 27, 2024

Compassionate Listening | How do I know if it’s for me?

Compassionate listening was my ship's-turned-over life boat. What is it? Could it bring you clarity, peace, and hopeful curiosity?

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April 20, 2024

Atheism and Spiritual Direction | What’s God Got To Do With It?

Let's talk about not-god: Can Atheism, Humanism, Agnosticism (all of the "isms"!) be served with the practice of spiritual direction?

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April 19, 2024

Mindfulness Walks | One Curious Way to Find Self and Spirituality

In a guided way, a mindfulness walk will give you opportunity to notice where you already feel free, safe, known, and where you feel stuck, confused.

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