Dear Meli, For about fifteen years, I’ve been involved in a wonderful spiritual community. I love the people there, and I feel love from them. About five years ago, a new spiritual leader came into the community. At first, we got along really well. She even...
Dear Meli, My boyfriend is an alcoholic. I knew that when I met him, but at the time he was in recovery. We’ve been together about five years, and he went off the wagon about a year ago. He keeps trying to get sober, but it keeps not happening. I’m...
Dear Meli, I am a big fan of the holiday season. I love it! I love the presents, I love the songs, I love the parties. I know that not everyone loves this season, but I really do. There’s only one problem and that’s what happens to me when the holidays are...
Dear Meli, One of my best friends is really into the Black Lives Matter movement. She considers herself spiritual and is always telling me that spirituality should include social justice. I’m not so sure. Sometimes it seems like people who are really political...
Dear Meli, In case you didn’t already know, we recently elected a sexist, racist pathological liar as President of the United States. WTF? I consider myself a spiritual person, but it’s really hard for me not to hate this guy. Not only that, I feel despair about the...
Dear Meli, In spiritual circles, they’re always saying that our happiness is up to us. But what if you’ve had really bad stuff happen to you? As a child, I was sexually abused. It’s not something I talk about a lot, but it has definitely had a big...
