Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1 Growing Inward
1 Forging Identity: Self-Actualization beyond the Roles We Serve 7
2 Maintaining Boundaries: Generosity toward Self and Others 17
3 Holding Tension: The Sacred Work of Integration 29
4 Reclaiming Solitude: Transforming Loneliness into an Inner Well 41
5 Following Anger: The Redemptive Power of Outrage 51
6 Staying Curious: Fearless Nurture of Our Spiritual Selves 61
7 Cultivating Patience: Holy Resistance in an Age of Rush 73
8 Heeding Intuition: Divine Movement through Feminine Wisdom 85
Part 2 Flowing Outward
9 Embodying Hospitality: Fertility That Embraces the Whole World 99
10 Becoming Gentle: Tenderness in Exchange for Criticism 113
11 Releasing Control: Permission to Stop Playing God 123
12 Valuing Work: Spiritual Teachings of Household Labor 135
13 Living Incarnation: Finding God in Our Bodies, Home, and Earth 147
14 Reimagining God: Making Space for a Divine Motherhood 159
Benediction 170
Acknowledgments 171
Notes 175