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A Path Back to Wholeness: Why The Healing Pathways Program May Be Exactly What You Need

May 30, 2025 Steve Patterson Blog, Events and Groups, Life Coaching, Recovery, Shamanism, This is how it feels to heal

What is The Healing Pathways Program? The Healing Pathways Program is a 12-week small-group journey that integrates clinical insight, mindfulness, narrative healing, and spiritual inquiry to help participants move from surviving to thriving. It is designed for individuals who are ready to challenge limiting beliefs, reconnect with purpose, and reclaim their sense of self in…

In Colombia, Holidays Still Mean Something

May 19, 2025 Steve Patterson Blog, This is how it feels to heal, Why do we believe what we believe

In Colombia, when there’s a holiday, life actually stops. Not just for government workers or people with paid leave—everyone stops. Offices go dark. Banks shut down. Schools go quiet. You won’t hear kids on the playground, and you won’t hear traffic. The country knows how to hit pause, not just individually, but collectively. And that’s…

Somewhere Between the Trees and the Tarmac, Tracks, and Tanks

May 10, 2025 Steve Patterson Blog, Why do we believe what we believe

My parents split when I was young. I could not explain what had changed, but I could feel it. After the divorce, I stayed with my father in Neoga, Illinois, in the cornfields forever. He remarried, but lived with my aunt for a while, and I spent most days with my grandfather fishing. I remember…

You’re Not Latino, You Just Live in Latin America

April 19, 2025 Steve Patterson Blog, This is how it feels to heal

I didn’t come to Colombia looking for some kind of identity transformation. I didn’t show up waving a flag or chasing a cultural rebirth. I came to meet Juliana Tabares. We were just going to travel—three months, maybe less. She thought she’d stay for the weekend. The pandemic rerouted that plan like it did for…

The Stories We Carry: Are We Living Life, or Is Life Living Us?

December 1, 2024 Steve Patterson Blog, Life Coaching, Recovery, Shamanism, This is how it feels to heal

Each of us walks through life with a narrative etched into our being—a collection of moments, memories, and meanings woven together to create a sense of identity. From the earliest days, we are handed scripts: told who we are, what we’re meant to achieve, and where our limitations lie. These imprints, handed down by family,…

Birds of a Feather: The Counterculture and MAGA

November 24, 2024 Steve Patterson Blog, Why do we believe what we believe

In the aftermath of the recent election—marked by an unexpected landslide victory for Donald Trump—political analysts and social commentators find themselves grappling with the deeper implications of a seismic political shift. Perhaps most startling is the swell of support for Trump among young voters, including a diverse cross-section of young people of color. This trend…

Indigenous Populations Worldwide: Why European Descent Isn’t Considered Indigenous

November 3, 2024 Steve Patterson Blog

Let’s put something to bed: no, most “white people,”* you are not indigenous. The term “indigenous” in modern usage refers to groups that are the original inhabitants of a region and have experienced historical marginalization, displacement, or oppression, often due to colonization by external powers. These populations possess distinct cultural, linguistic, and social traditions that…

Living at Work: Awakening from the Self-Imposed Dream of Endless Hustle

October 30, 2024 Steve Patterson Blog, Life Coaching

It’s strange how often our lives seem like a dream—or a nightmare—that we’re somehow wide awake in but powerless to change. I keep having this reoccurring dream, and it’s like some deep part of me is throwing up a flare, saying, “Wake up; there’s more to see.” The dream always starts the same. I pull…

Finding Resilience on the Road: The Enduring Spirit of ‘Touch of Grey

October 29, 2024 Steve Patterson Blog

“Touch of Grey” by the Grateful Dead carries a profound resonance with those who have endured hardship yet find resilience in moving forward. It is a theme that echoes powerfully in This Is How It Feels to Heal, where survival becomes both a choice and a practice. As someone who once lived much of a…

Shadowboxing the Apocalypse, and Wandering the Land

October 15, 2024 Steve Patterson Blog

In the cool haze of morning light, I’m walking. Not to anywhere particular, just walking. Shoes hitting the dirt like a steady rhythm, beating out the thoughts rattling through my brain. There’s something about this world, this time, that feels so caught up in its own demise. Like it’s rushing toward some inevitable end, but…

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