by Bella LaVey | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog, Self Care
To sit with suffering may be against our natural impulse. When witnessing the pain of others, we often shift our eyes away. Because it reminds us of our own fear. Our own anger. Vulnerability. Confusion. Tonglen, a traditional Buddhist practice helps us respond with...
by Bella LaVey | Mar 13, 2020 | Advice, Blog, Feminine, Health, Self Care
Hello beautiful! I’m publishing this post as an offering to women experiencing stress related to COVID-19. We all know anxiety takes a tremendous toll on the system. Strengthening your constitution is the best defense against viruses. This practice is designed...
by Bella LaVey | Feb 23, 2020 | Blog, devotion, Feminine, Interviews, Masculine, Relationships, Self Care
One of my relationship mantras is, “How can I love you better?” It’s something I ask myself and my partner. Long-term relationships are a dance; they require us to do our personal work and endure the hurricanes and tornadoes that we’d most likely detour in dating. In...
by Bella LaVey | Jan 14, 2020 | Blog
For most of my adult life I’ve lived a double life and straddled two worlds. In fact, I lived like this for so long I didn’t realize I was doing it anymore. It became my norm. As a young mother I felt like I had no choice. There are no coming out stories for sex...
by Bella LaVey | Dec 16, 2019 | Blog
Infidelity had throttled Patricia and Devon’s world. Devon stared at me with desperate wide eyes. Patricia sat as rigid as the Sphinx, a jagged wall of pain and betrayal separating them. I flashed back 20 years, to when I sat crumpled on a therapist’s couch in much of...
by Bella LaVey | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog
Wait for the knock. Glance in the mirror a final time and check your hair and lipstick. Are you polished, darling? It’s show time! Take a deep breath, open the door and purr out your sexiest hello. Big smile. Be dressed appropriately; stilettos to the sex worker are...
