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Words of the week: engagement. connection. attunement. Real talk. I got isolated writing the book, and I underestimated what re-emerging from that would entail. I’ve spent the past week or two reconnecting with friends and putting some things in place to help my body come out of freeze/shutdown mode (minerals, movement, meditation). In ’22, IContinue reading “Update: My trip to Asheville following Hurricane Helene”

I’m encouraged to see more discussion around this topic. I refer to it as the fetishization of youth. The evangelical Christian church is one of the biggest contributors to this culture with their perpetuation of the Purity Movement that, to my knowledge, began in the 90’s. Purity culture exhibits an obsession with youth and innocence toContinue reading “The Fetishization of Youth”

As I edit the chapter I wrote on “personality disorders,” I’ve had several interesting conversations with friends on this topic. I always love these convos, as they give me insight into where the collective is at in their understanding and give me practice in contemplating the complexities of human behavior and articulating my perspective. Okay,Continue reading ““Personality Disorders””

Continuation of last post: Hard truths from someone who has been on both sides of this situation: To stay in a relationship with     someone while analyzing and dissecting them to determine whether or not they have narcissistic traits- is actually very narcissistic. It’s not only judgemental and critical, but it’s also based on the ideaContinue reading “Hard truths”

That one time a bird almost flew into my head 😅 Do not ask me how I captured this picture; or how even though the picture itself is a miracle and/or a freak of nature, how I’m still a little disappointed that I didn’t catch the bird’s whole face 😞 Anyway, I’ve missed sharing thoughtsContinue reading “Are they a narcissist?”

Light is information. It illuminates the truth- even when it’s painful or inconvenient. I’m nearing the end of the book writing process and am having trouble letting it go. Just yesterday, a whole other topic came streaming in with a felt sense of urgency as if to say: “The world needs this NOW.” I spentContinue reading “Know when to quit 🙃”

Here are some fish. They live in the water from the previous post. They are what I would consider a mildly redemptive characteristic of the yucky little beach. Personally, they aren’t nearly redemptive enough to keep me there- especially with the beautiful white sandy beaches of the gulf just on the other side of theContinue reading “Bye part 3”

This water looks gross, and there ain’t no filter that’s gonna change that. To continue with the ideas expressed in my last post: This is where we’ll be if we stay in arrangements that we’ve outgrown and are now draining us! I’m seeing I mostly with women right now, but it can totally apply toContinue reading “Bye part 2”

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but some relationships need to be left. Like, that’s the whole point. We all need to complete the developmental stage of differentiation, so we’re given opportunities to differentiate away from people- especially if the dynamic mirrors our childhood experiences. As children, we couldn’t leave. We had toContinue reading “Bye”

This is cool, but TBH, we don’t really need to wait on scientists to tell us what we would already know if only we took time to connect to our bodies and the 🌎 We’ve outsourced our knowledge to institutions, organizations, gov agencies, etc, and now we look to them to tell us about ourselvesContinue reading “Let it all go”