For four years, Catherine was the Life Advice columnist for Alternatives Magazine, a quarterly journal widely distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Dear Catherine, Joseph Campbell says, “Follow your bliss,” but this can render you broke. It seems to be a choice to follow your bliss, heart, truth, etc., or follow dollars, security, and a comfy old age. If I were to do what I really enjoyed, I would be a Japanese ink painter, but I would…
Dear Catherine, My husband died five years ago. Though I am no longer in what I would call a state of grief, I find that any strong sense of meaning has disappeared from my life. This week in particular I am noticing that, although I have signed up for three new classes and a volunteer…
Dear Catherine, My husband and I are the parents of a three-year-old girl who has brought us amazing joy. She was a “surprise baby” and we would like for her to have a sibling sooner rather than later. We know we would be thrilled if I happened to become pregnant. Our reasons for being hesitant…