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Nov
22
Hurt vs. Harm

Hurt vs. Harm

Being triggered isn't an assault. It's information.
3 min read
Nov
21
Working With Emotional Triggers (A Full Guide)

Working With Emotional Triggers (A Full Guide)

Working with emotional triggers is the act of soothing your nervous system so you can address what's happening right now for what it is. A potential problem. Nothing more, nothing less.
22 min read
Nov
20
Understanding and Healing Relationship Anxiety

Understanding and Healing Relationship Anxiety

Relationship anxiety isn't your fault, but a part of relational hygiene is to minimize the need for unnecessary emotional labor. You've got this.
11 min read
Nov
19
How to Cultivate Healthy Relationships In Your Life

How to Cultivate Healthy Relationships In Your Life

The level of health you experience in your relationships directly correlates with your personal capacity for relational health.
21 min read
Nov
15
Transforming Your Inner Critic

Transforming Your Inner Critic

Why would we ever try to silence an ally instead of partner with it to form a better-functioning allyship? Wouldn't that make more sense?
22 min read
Nov
07
On Cultivating (Healthy) Community

On Cultivating (Healthy) Community

Your community is yours to build. To cultivate for yourself. Your parents and gov't can't do that for you. They might be able to place you in a location surrounded by other people. But it only becomes community when you make it one.
38 min read
Nov
03
The Myth of Self Awareness

The Myth of Self Awareness

If I were practicing self awareness 10 years ago I would’ve been aware that my assholish guard was covering up deep, deep anguish. I would've known that the anguish I felt wasn't caused by any of the people I was behaving that way toward. But I wasn't aware of that.
4 min read
Oct
26
When Processing Isn't Working

When Processing Isn't Working

About 80% of the clients I work with come in with a similar story. When they do the mental and
2 min read
Oct
23
What They Don't Tell You About Meditation

What They Don't Tell You About Meditation

The point isn't to empty your mind. It's to observe it. Here's how.
7 min read
Oct
21
Authenticity Is / Is Not... (Activity Prompt)

Authenticity Is / Is Not... (Activity Prompt)

How can you act authentically from your truth if you aren't checking in on it?
13 min read