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An ongoing love affair with meditation
I wasn't drawn to meditation to find calm. I was drawn because something in me was hungry. Not for answers exactly, but for a kind of intimacy I couldn’t name yet. I was seeking the answer to the question "Who Am I?" Meditation became a love affair slowly, then all at once. At first it was discipline. Structure. Cushions, bells, long sits where my knees hurt and my mind ran riot. And also if I’m honest it was peak experiences. Waves of love so intoxicating. States of bliss t
Tamara Coughlan
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The Witness
There’s a place inside us that’s always here, even when we don’t notice it. Not the part that plans, or worries, or tries to fix...
Tamara Coughlan
Sep 23, 20253 min read


Burnout: A Cloak of Disconnection
In the hum of everyday life, there exists a silent weight that often goes unnoticed until it becomes too heavy to bear. Burnout, a silent...
Tamara Coughlan
Dec 11, 20232 min read


Grief: An Anchor
Grief, like an anchor, grasps our hearts, grounding us in the present moment. It is a powerful force that holds us still, demanding our...
Tamara Coughlan
Nov 16, 20232 min read


Motherhood, Dark Night & Self-Inquiry: A Poem
I have fallen down to earth into my body. Here like I've never been here before. Traversing every cell in my being and what I find is...
Tamara Coughlan
Feb 23, 20231 min read
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