Excerpt from I AM Her Daughter - The Healing Path to a Woman's Power, (c) Licia Berry 2014-2018 The cherished daughter. How often do we hear of a cherished daughter? Yes, there are those who know that a daughter is to be cherished; we hear about the occasional girl...
2018 – an extraordinary opportunity in Year of the Brown Earth Dog
Hurray for 2018, year of the Brown Earth Dog! Hi there! Did you know it's really NOT new year yet? If you follow the Gregorian Calendar, obviously, it IS the new year as of January 1st. But if you follow a lunar calendar (one based in Nature, like the Chinese...
The Wedding Dress – Braiding Community
The Wedding Dress - Braiding Community (Right Brain/Yin/Feminine Inclusion) Recently my husband Peter and I ventured to Washington DC for a little time with our oldest son and his fiancée. It so happened that she was also looking at wedding dresses that weekend with...
The Big Window – Join me for my Eclipse video series
Total Solar Eclipse 2017 Dear fellow Daughters and Sons of the Earth, The coming Eclipse is a window into profound change for us and our beloved planet. My data tells me that it began with the new moon July 23 and will extend through the end of November 2017. The kind...
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...
“V” is for VOICE
As a professional that regularly utilizes (and relies heavily) on my intuition, it is not unusual for me to receive information that is pertinent to my inner process as well as the larger collective of humanity. I was doing some inner work the other day, sitting...
Epiphanies on Epiphany
I’m not a scholar on Christian holy days; I observe spiritual traditions that make sense to me, that have personal meaning to me. Until yesterday, Epiphany flew by unnoticed. The 12th day of Christmas, Epiphany is the oldest of the Christmas festivals and originally...
Ode to Jennifer – A Tale of Women’s Warriorhood
"I am not a victim. I am victorious." -Jennifer Schuett A mini-screenplay written by Licia Berry, (c) 2009 Dark stage, a fire is in the center. (here introduce the Old WiseWoman, the Teller of Stories) Come round ye women, of old and of young To hear the tale of a...