Nov
22
Hurt vs. Harm
Being triggered isn't an assault. It's information.
3 min read
healing journey
Nov
21
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
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
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
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
03
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
23
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
20
The Challenge of "Authenticity"
Hurting someone’s feelings and causing them harm are two different things.
5 min read
Oct
06
"Why Do I Keep Attracting Them?"
That question never helped me do anything but drown in my helplessness. What did help me was to get curious about...
1 min read
Oct
03
The Sunny Side of Healing
Trauma tells us the loss of anything we love is dangerous. The pain is too big to bear. But it is a gift to ourselves to realize we can surrender this experience. This story. We can write a greater one.
29 min read