Author Archives: Lindsey

This post was inspired by recent involvement with the bank to replace a lost credit card. During multiple interactions with several team members over the course of eight days I was given incorrect information approximately seven times. There seemed to be no consistency regarding what information was disseminated, little accountability among members, and a lackContinue reading “System instability”

I honestly think pity is one of the lowest vibe emotions we have in our repertoire, second only to shame. As I’m typing this I realize that being pitied and feeling pity may provoke shame- so for the purposes of this entry we’ll call it a tie. The reason I find pity to be soContinue reading “Why pity is gross”

Short answer: No There are very few things in life we HAVE to do. However. .. As long as you’re participating in some type of abuse dynamic (job, relationship, living situation) you’re sending the message to yourself that you’re not worthy of respect or perhaps even basic safety. It may also be keeping you inContinue reading “Do I have to leave abuse?”

My definition of Hell is separation from God and separation from self. For the purposes of this entry, we’ll be focusing on the latter. Being at war within ourselves is to be at war with the outside world, or vice versa. It’s as if there are different “parts” that are struggling to get on theContinue reading “Divide and conquer”

“The body cries the tears the eyes refuse to shed.” -Dr. Don Thompson D.C., CFMP, DACBN My Functional Medicine Doctor in Nashville said this in January of 2019, and I only become more convinced of it as time passes. In my last post I discussed how the body communicates with us via physical symptoms, butContinue reading “The body cries the tears”

What is your body doing for you that you’re not doing for yourself? Could it be trying to get your attention in the only way it knows how? Perhaps pain and inflammation are requiring that you set firmer boundaries or get more rest? Maybe you’re exhausted because your relationships are one-sided and you feel yourContinue reading “Our symptoms, our teachers”

“What?” “Can you hold the joy?” Most of us have gotten a little too good at being with the hard things. We’ve grown accustomed to having the weight of the world on our shoulders, and we’re just so damn good at enduring. . ..but how comfortable are we with joy? Is that not our naturalContinue reading “Can you hold the joy?”

When you’re feeling a BIG emotion such as terror, rage, or hopelessness, can you step back and view it as being released from your body? .. .aka on it’s way OUT. “Byeeeee!” This can be a very powerful reframe, as it can assist us in staying present with the intensity instead of becoming consumed byContinue reading “INTENSE emotions as a portal to our inner child”

“I died that day.” “What?” “I died.” Trauma can feel like a death. Probably because in many ways, it is. At a minimum, an aspect of self is lost. It may just be temporarily inaccessible, but the feeling is the same. Collateral losses may include: The version of you that was present on the scene.Continue reading “Trauma as a death”

3am download 5 days ago: “The entities are either unintegrated trauma, disowned shadow material, or an inner child thats waiting to be welcomed into the light.” The more we heal, the less we perceive ghosts, demons, “negative vibes,” and malicious people in our outside world. ..funny how that works. The battles we’re fighting on theContinue reading “The external world as a mirror”