A note before we get into it: There is no evidence here of wrongdoing or charges against the cast members of any cast of 90-Day Fiancé ™ or any of the spinoffs. Their actions may seem suss to viewers, but that doesn't prove fraud. This is commentary on a television show through a fraud-examination lens, … Continue reading Security & Scams: Protecting Your Perimeter, Scams R Us Edition

The first Monday after the Soul of the Valley retreat debrief series wrapped, I woke up to the kind of quiet that makes you notice your own thoughts before the day starts talking over them. Monday was still Monday. The week had not magically cleared its calendar because I had been away. There were things … Continue reading Start Every Day Like Arrival Day

Sunday has a way of making small things feel worth noticing. The quiet. The warm kitchen. The fact that I am down to a corner of the pumpkin spice loaf from our retreat’s bread ceremony. And, yes, a corner does not do the ceremony justice. It’s a little too small to carry the full drama … Continue reading The Last Piece

I woke up at 5 a.m. and, after making a sincere attempt to go back to sleep, accepted that my day had begun without consulting me. First came Nescafé Taster’s Choice Instant Silky in the dark. Later, when the morning properly got going, I graduated to Bali Coffee Pods in my Ninja. Then I settled … Continue reading Weekend Reads & Vibes: Cop Without a Badge, the Finger Point, and the Table That Never Recovered

Soul of the Valley was four days of healing, intention, and trying different ways to show up for ourselves and seek balance. There was meditation, yoga, Reiki, sound, and plenty of room to arrive as you were. The right people were in the room: funny, open, and safe. That is the headline of the whole … Continue reading Soul of the Valley: The Whole Journey

The Last Morning The last morning arrived quietly. No big announcement, no rush to turn the moment into something it wasn’t. Just the soft light, the stillness, and the knowledge that this was our final day together. The retreat had begun around a welcome dinner table, with intentions spoken among people who were still getting … Continue reading Day Four: Breaking Bread and Walking Steady

Day three had its own current. It wasn’t a day to hurry through a checklist or keep one eye on what came next. It moved at a different pace: yoga, Reiki, and a gong whose sound seemed to reach beyond the ears. The valley was there around us, but the day’s focus was close in: … Continue reading Day Three: Yoga, Reiki, and a Gong You Can Feel