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David Bowie in SymbolWork format by artist Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
Culture

Dragons, science fiction, and how fearsome archetypes can help you heal your inner life

I love stories. And I crave movies that sweep me away… and not just for sake of distraction. Stories help heal my inner cast of characters: that chorus…

May 2, 2025November 3, 2025 · 7 min read

Creativity

an artist date: sketching with the masters

From April 25, the perfect date1. I’ve noticed recently how many of my favorite thinkers, artists, musicians, and philosophers spent/spend an good amount of time consuming literature, art…

May 1, 2025May 4, 2025 · 2 min read

Best of Mommess

Frequent, see?

A term of endearment post on Frequency My social media is full of coaches, teachers, and offerings which speak to the power of manifestation using frequencies. The number…

April 26, 2025April 27, 2025 · 5 min read

HeartBreak Shield by EMWE Art Copyright Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
Creativity

self-censorship, free speech, and the powers of The People

What happens when the recently de-privileged1 try to recoup social power by authoritarianism, and what to do about it. No law can save you, if you don’t make…

April 25, 2025April 26, 2025 · 7 min read

Family

The Fairness Container

As a mom of a 12 and 15 year old, I often get to hear pissy words about fairness. Last week’s rollick of a road trip, there were…

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 · 2 min read

Culture

Popes, Psychics, Refugees, and the Power of Love

My mom called me first thing this morning: “Elizabeth, did you call me last night?” No mom. “Are you sure?” Maybe I did a butt dial. What’s going…

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 · 5 min read

Humor

St. Anthony and a Random Find

One day in 2023 I found this bit of jewelry on the ground, so I posted about it on my town’s Facebook page, hoping the owner would contact…

April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 · 3 min read

Body & Health

Empathy isn’t pathology, Mr. Musk

If you are feeling a bit too much empathy, and it has you on the floor feeling terrible, don’t go to war with it, up-level it into compassion.…

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 · 4 min read

Creativity

On The Cutting Room Floor

This piece is titled “The Cutting Room” which is sooo META Here’s the story: The artwork was “done” and I submitted photos for a gallery show (the tan…

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 · 2 min read

Coaching

Networking with a beginner’s mind

Backdrop: In 20+ years of my marketing business, I didn’t need to “do networking” because the right people found me at the right times, and my business (and…

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 · 7 min read

when you come down to it, the only ground you stand on is the ground you stand on
Mommess

As on the right, so on the left

where to rest and love when the world seems full of fight. Polarities are tough. I’m learning this to the nth degree these days. I’m talking the opposites…

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 · 3 min read

Culture

Democracy is a practice: how (and why) to do it.

No matter how outraged you feel, or how erudite your arguments against Social Security cuts, NIH cuts, Veteran’s care cuts, National Parks pillaging, yanking legal immigrants off the…

April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 · 4 min read

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