Licia is an established advocate for women, young children, and men who love and support women; the LGBTQ community, the earth, restorative justice, native american, and other indigenous people to name a few. Her efforts to make the world a safe place for ALL people...
Athena’s Library
The Ceremonial Hole – Into the Earth for the Dark Work
(Written March 2018, but unpublished) I am in a Hole. I know this Hole well. It's the one I fell into when i began my recovery from childhood abuses back in 1989. Back then, it felt like a slippery-sided aluminum can big enough to hold the whole world. it was dark,...
Feeling the Call? Join Athena’s Alliance
I've been on a national book tour for #IAmHerDaughter (she went #1 international bestseller in April!) It's been EXTRAORDINARY. Meeting women, seeing their faces, hugging their bodies, feeling their sense of urgency about the state of the world. The...
Triggered: PTSD and the Current Political Environment
Readers of my blog and books know that I was diagnosed with PTSD in 1990 and have been in recovery and active healing since that time. Looking back to all those years ago when I began the journey to seek joy and love, I had no idea that I would be supporting others in...
Collective Pain and Ancestral Healing ~ Our Pain is Our Prize
Recent events in my country have brought me back to an important remembrance: Pain is a great motivator. Every time I've experienced intense pain I've awakened to important realizations. You may have heard that "Pain is a message", as a reference to being guided by...
A Ghost Story
"A Ghost Story" originally published in the 811 Magazine as my column "Wise Words from the Valley Shamama", (c) Licia Berry 2007 Here we are at that time of year again! The kiddies are getting ready for Halloween, the days are shortening, and the veils between the...
With or Without
It’s coming up on Mother’s Day and for so many people, it’s a time to celebrate being WITH. Being with family, especially with mothers or daughters is a big part of this holiday. Flowers and gifts are exchanged and the deep nurturing and heart connection between a...
Birth Announcement
I have heard other writers talk about their books as their babies and I thought I understood what they meant. A book is something that is carried deep inside, waiting to make its appearance in the world. It is made by you, connected to you and yet, somehow more than...
And Awayyyyyy We Go!
The Garden of Your Life is on full-speed Growth right Now! SPRING HAS SPRUNG! April is the month of accelerated growth...What are you growing? ~ My addiction to perfection prevented me from allowing my soul to fly. There, I said it. (deep breath)... Revealing myself...
The Spirit of Initiation
A woman’s transition from mother, life partner and/or public servant is one of life’s great journeys, and is a powerful time for her soul. A threshold into who she is becoming, she can travel it with grace and wisdom; who she is for the rest of her life depends...