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Showing up for yourself is a medicine

One of the best medicines available is to show up for yourself. Tell your truth, your WHOLE truth. Tell it in every space in which you find yourself, to every edge and corner of the space until it fills up with what’s most true about you. Speak out everything that’s in your heart – what’s…Read More

#AskJerome: "If the other-side is so wonderful, why should I stay here?"

Q: “I keep hearing that the other side is so wonderful and that we experience so much love, bliss and peace there. So, I’m wondering why should I stay here? Why don’t I just go there now?” A: The other side isn’t meant to be a destination to escape to. It’s not an escape route….Read More

Monique Ruffin: Being Black as a Spiritual Path

“I CAN CREATE A NEW REALITY. I AM GOING TO DETERMINE FOR MYSELF WHAT BLACKNESS MEANS FOR ME…” I recently sat down with Monique Ruffin to launch my new video series entitled, “The Black Well-being Project,” where I speak with inspirational black thought leaders around the world on what it looks like, and what it…Read More

Nearly Dying. Wake-up calls. Self-love. Soul Alignment. And a brand new life. One of the most profound conversations I’ve had.

“WOW. THIS IS CHURCH. WHAT YOU HAVE SAID HERE NEARLY SHATTERS EVERYTHING WE’VE CONSIDERED ABOUT SELF-LOVE…” – MONIQUE RUFFIN In 2005, I had a mystical near-death-experience that introduced me to the two Soul Medicines that would forever change my life. In this conversation on the show “RISE with Monique Ruffin,” I share my experience and what I…Read More

Only whole spaces heal

When I’m suffering, I need everything that’s not suffering to heal. I need to go to the places in my life where laughter is abundant, love is abundant, well-being is abundant, and drink until I fill myself up. I need to sit with friends and put my feet up on the couch, and binge watch…Read More

#AskJerome: "What's the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation? Do we have to do both?

I recently received a question from a member of my Soul Tribe asking “if there is a difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.” My short answer is: YES! There’s a huge difference between the two – one is absolute necessary for our well-being, the other not so much. In this video, I go into detail about the…Read More

"What's it like to live as a black, gay man in America?"

A few weeks ago, a white heterosexual friend of mine asked me,”What does it mean to be a black gay man in American culture?” I found his question quite serendipitous, as Moonlight had just won the Oscar the night before – a film about black gay men, written and directed by black gay men –…Read More