I just finished a 3-day meditation workshop with Jay Suttonbrown and I wanted to share a bit of my experience with you. You may think of a 3-day mediation class as a monotonous thing, us sitting on a mat for hours at a time. While I did occupy a space of 2 feet by 6...

Since it’s World Mental Health Day, I thought it was appropriate to share a stigma about my own mental health. Over the past 20 years, I have suffered from Panic Attacks and Anxiety caused by well, the unknown. I go into a place where nothing makes sense to me - my...

In my meditation this morning it came to me, “why are we always seeking new things, like furniture, cars, clothes?" Because these things make us feel good about ourselves in some way. When we have those things, we have feelings like “I made it, I am of value, I am...

Clients, friends or first-time acquaintances sometimes ask, "how did you become you?"       Well, that's a loaded question full of ups, downs, and circles of course, and I think what they are really wondering is how did I create my life, my business and my way of...

Well, I am sure you've witnessed the big move Ryan and I took to Vancouver Island. Some people have asked, "what was with the move, were you always planning on moving to the island, what influenced your choice, how is life over there?" So in this post, I will sum it...

I’m white and privileged beyond my comprehension. I need to evolve that comprehension and enact it. I want to preface this post with this event page: http://makennaheld.com/leadershiprecipelive/ I had NO IDEA we would dive into white privilege, colonialism, racism,...

I believe nothing happens without it. I’m starting to realize that life only works through partnership. I don’t know anyone who ‘did it alone’ without the help of another. I used to say (and maybe I forget and still say it from time to time) that “I did this, or that”...

How a 10-day trip to Nicaragua pushed my buttons and pushed me further.  I just spent 10 days in Nicaragua with Chantelle Adams and 10 change-making women. My mission was to film (alongside my partner Ryan, naturally) their volunteering journey in the rural village of...

Don’t believe everything you see or hear. Growing a company isn’t as easy as you think—and that’s ok. Money and me. We’ve never really had the best relationship. I guess it’s because I never really cared for it. I lived my entire 20s in pure “experience mode”. I did...

On the long road to knowing, owning, and sharing my light, I’m getting a little better at seeing where the major potholes are, and how they slow my progress. Lately I’ve been seeing that fixating on my “fatness” is a big one. What’s a light killer? It’s whatever...