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Tribal Citizen with the Cherokee Nation Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State Pre- and Perinatal Educator Certified Hypnotherapist Blog: Middle Ground: Where Sages Dwell Middle Ground: Collective Wisdom for Personal Healing, LLC Reaching Beyond Into Relaxation, a meditative audio download for calm, comfort and sleep (for purchase) Teen Talking Circles, Board of Advisors Former Director of Psychological Services,The Culver Academies (17 years) Former Court Appointed Special Advocate Former School Psychologist, Indiana Public Schools Retired Nationally Certified School Psychologist

Sitting in the Silence

Sitting in the Silence Photography and Text by Jules Hovee Steffen It’s good to sit in the silence and let the silence have the last word. We’re in our heads so much and thoughts spin ’round and ’round or roll … Continue reading

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Light Remembered

Light Remembered Photography and Text by Jules Hovee Steffen There may be a textural ambiance that draws us toward the strings of decorative lights that adorn our collective homes during the winter holiday season.  Some of us may actually perpetuate … Continue reading

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A Clear Day

A Clear Day Photography and Text by Jules Hovee Steffen Where are we on a clear day, when there’s not a cloud in the sky and the trees reach to the Heavens and call us to experience such beauty in … Continue reading

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Finding Our Freedom

Finding Our Freedom Photography and Text by Jules Hovee Steffen Here, we delve into the prenatal process where we (as a blastocyst) implant into our mother’s uterine wall, the first form of physical contact with our mother.  The relational dynamics … Continue reading

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An Unveiling

An Unveiling Photography and Text by Jules Hovee Steffen One of my favorite experiences is to listen to – or read – Eckhart Tolle’s book, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose.  One particular excerpt (of many) from Eckart’s … Continue reading

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Available Places of Light

Available Places of Light Photography and Text by Jules Hovee Steffen We may at times feel like we have lost all hope, where we perceive there isn’t any reason to be anymore.  It’s quite a scary place when we’re in … Continue reading

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Intricately Positioned

Intricately Positioned Photography and Text by Jules Hovee Steffen The memory of this little boy moving toward me while I rest on a step in the middle of China – comes back to me quite easily and spontaneously when I … Continue reading

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Shadowing Light

Shadowing Light Photography and Text by Jules Hovee Steffen It seems that in each moment, there may likely be an open space for healing a part of us that may be hiding in the crevices and shadows of ourselves, not … Continue reading

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More than Mere Windows

More than Mere Windows  Photography and Text by Jules Hovee Steffen For me, bedtime and waking time are my two favored spaces of time within my day – to reach into stillness.  And somewhere inside the stillness, there is an … Continue reading

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Tender Travelings

Tender Travelings Photography and Text By Jules Hovee Steffen For many of us, traveling is an exciting adventure.  Along the way, we have gathered tracking skills that prove helpful in noting our observations.  For me, taking photos offers a visceral … Continue reading

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