Dr. Lindsay Jernigan

09/02/2025

New sights, new sites. New scenes, new things seen.

When I go to Maine I almost always do all the same things I usually love. Because I love it!

But when I step out of routine and go see something new, I’m always glad. I don’t even regret it.

It’s a good reminder.

Say yes to the new thing. Go someplace new. Break a pattern. Do the unexpected, take a risk, be less comfortable.

Routines are grounding and nourishing, but the new stuff keeps expanding our edges.

08/27/2025

What if your shadows are just art?

What if the things you think mar you are your murals?

What if your imperfections are your complexity, your interesting layers, your unexpected, nuanced beauty?

What would it feel like to love all of you?

08/23/2025

It’s hard to express how lucky I feel to live in a place where these are the sites I see on a single walk that starts and ends at my own front door. I posted them chronologically so you could join me on my stroll!

The best part? Being invited in by friends when I walked past their house thirsty. But first, you know what I had to do? I had to ask. I had to say out loud “I HAVE A NEED!” before I could be met with “let us help you!”

Sometimes it feels silly to ask for help. I have a lot more tolerance for tending to others than I have for asking for tending. My brain said “you’ll be home soon,” “you’re being dramatic,” “just keep going,” “what if you’re an imposition?”

Our brains are sneaky like that — thinking that they’re helping when they’re really driving us into isolation. But the abundance of these views somehow helped me gift myself the grace to allow myself to be supported. And it was the best cold seltzer with fresh squeezed lemon ever. :-)

The gifts from Mother Nature and the gift of community. The riches that matter.

Life isn’t always easy, but it’s often beautiful.

03/10/2025

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02/27/2025

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When love gets lost in translation, hidden assumptions create conflict. Discover how understanding your partner’s perspective can turn miscommunication into deeper connection.

12/29/2024

Sometimes the barriers we see in front of us are of our own making. Or at least our belief that we are stuck behind them is a story we created. And even if it’s a story someone wrote for us, we then choose to continue to believe it.

Sometimes those false barriers fill our whole field of vision and we can’t even see that there’s a way around them — a way into the freedom of the open field.

Often these barriers are stories we tell ourselves about OURSELVES. They are built on thoughts that start with:

I can’t. I’m not. I’m too. I could never. I don’t. I won’t. I shouldn’t.

When we believe in our own capacities, it expands our field of vision. We see beyond the edges of the barriers. We find the field.

Maybe we just can’t find the field until we truly believe we deserve to roam there.

If you’re stuck behind some barriers, it’s time to believe that you deserve to run wild.

12/07/2024

Apparently, if you’re wondering, this is the face I make while walking on a rickety rope bridge across crocodile infested lagoons. The croc in picture 2 can vouch for the authenticity.

It’s good to do things that scare us, sometimes. Comfort is a funny thing. We seek it, we work hard to create it, we thrive in it…and yet we also need to get UNcomfortable to continue to grow, and learn, and discover new things about ourselves.

What if you shied away from discomfort less? Is there anything you would be doing differently? Any new risks you would take? What if you trusted that other people need to get uncomfortable sometimes, too, and you stopped padding their path to keep them comfortable? Then is there anything you would be doing differently?

At my recent Women’s Awakening Retreat we talked a lot about that one…the freedom we would grant ourselves if we trusted it was ok for others to be uncomfortable (with our feelings, with our needs, with our choices). This crocodile bridge was a good reminder that we have to be comfortable with our OWN discomfort, too, to really stay awake.

Today, mission accomplished.

12/05/2024

Counter to expectation and precedent, 2024 has turned into a bit of a “Where in the World…” game for me!

Heres photo hint #1.

11/30/2024

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! I’m in Maine reflecting on the amazing experiences of the past month.

In fact, I have been having a hard time jumping back on here after my retreats because it’s all I want to talk about, but all words seem insufficient! My couples retreat in St. John and my Women’s Awakening Retreat in Stowe absolutely blew me away.

So much transformation. Community. Growth. Healing. Release. Laughter. Rest. Empowerment. Play. And deep deep connection.

It all surpassed my greatest expectations, because I never could’ve anticipated the magic of the moments. I am humbled and inspired. And so grateful to be entrusted to be part of such meaningful moments in your lives.

I want to do it again and again and again! So…I think I will. :-)

There are multiple things in the works! Reach out if you want to be on the list for early notification when the following events drop:

- Women’s Awakening Retreats in Stowe, and/or beachy wonderlands.

- Private couples retreats in destination locations (you can even pick one! We can build a retreat around your travel wishes).

- Group couples retreats in Stowe, Costa Rica, or other fun places!

Let’s do some great stuff in 2025!!

11/15/2024

Powerful people aren’t threatened by other people being in their power.

Powerful people don’t need you to be small in order to be big.

Powerful people don’t need you to feel weak in order to feel strong.

Real power spreads power.

To the men and boys out there feeling big and powerful as you control and disrespect others: your smallness is showing.

We have some work to do to help boys and men embrace their masculinity rather than their insecurity, to understand the difference between power and power-over, and to see that abuse is not part of masculinity, it’s the ultimate sign of weakness.

Masculinity is not toxic, abuse is toxic. Control is toxic. Disrespect is toxic. Intimidation is toxic. Narcissism is toxic. These are not masculine traits…these are traits that reveal weakness.

Real masculinity makes others feel safe. Spreading fear just shows you’re scared.

I believe we need truly masculine and truly powerful men to do this work to lead the misguided. If that’s you, I hope you’ll rise.

11/11/2024

11/10/2024

On our last morning, we were given this super special version of our favorite view.

I kept hearing the words “the sun also rises.”

The sun is setting on my pilgrimage to Alex, but the sun also rises and new magical connections to her lie ahead.

The sun is setting on my couples retreat, but the sun also rises and in the last 24 hours I’ve started envisioning the next ones with two more couples who are ready for their next dawn.

The sun is setting on the dream of ushering in our first female president, but the sun also rises and we will keep fighting the darkness together until the skies brighten.

The sun also rises.

Always.