The question is not whether we direct but how and where we do so. The key to understanding our role lies in clarifying the deepest purpose behind our work…

Which ingredients in your spiritual direction practice come from those who’ve shaped you? Which elements are your own creative ingredients?

The most fruitful spiritual direction sessions happen when we follow feelings, not just exchange information. So why is it so easy for our clients, and for us, to gravitate toward information?

When we’re not tangled in self-doubt or over-caution, we show up with more ease, more courage, more creativity, and more honesty…

In my years of sitting with clients, I've noticed a subtle but powerful dance that takes place in every session: the interplay between grounding and aspiring. These two movements—one anchoring us in the here and now, the other reaching toward the beyond—create the dynamic energy at the heart of meaningful spiritual guidance…

It’s so easy for us to forget, in the midst of our genuine desire to be helpful spiritual guides, that we are not working alone…

This powerhouse of a prayer—attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr—has made a remarkable difference in the lives of so many. And it can make a big difference when it is used as a compass for our sacred work…

Of course we want to be care-full as we companion another human being into their vulnerabilities. It's also the reality that the Holy Spirit shows up as an energy with fire in it. How do we tend to these seemingly contradictory dynamics, tenderness and candor?

Here’s a simple exercise I use when there is a thought or emotion that is hooking the client. I call it the 4 Rs Exercise…

Say you’re driving through the countryside and see a field of cows. They’ll draw your attention for no more than a moment. In a way, if you’ve seen one cow, you’ve seen them all. But, if you should happen to see a purple cow, that’s a different story…

Most of our clients come to us because some kind of imbalance is leading to life challenges. But it can be so easy to forget - we have 12,000 chances a day to come back to balance…

We can help ourselves find new clients is by letting go of a common misconception that gets in the way…

I’d love to see you at my upcoming class through Spiritual Directors International: Expanding Our Spiritual Direction Voice!

Here’s what I’ve seen in working with hundreds of spiritual directors: we all like the middle. Here’s what I’ve seen in working with hundreds of clients: clients like the edge…

Usually I work at my computer and do the most urgent thing that pops into my mind. Sometimes I take a deep breath, look at the bigger picture of my work, and do the most important thing. Our clients all have a Sometimes like this - let’s help them expand it…

So many clients go into a tailspin based on how they perceive their mistakes (don’t we all!). But we spiritual directors can help them see how they habitually make a mis-take in how they view their mistakes…

We can help our clients get past "should-ing" and shaming themselves, enabling their empowerment and inspired action instead. Here's how we reframe...