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My Dissociated Self Speaks To Me
My Dissociated Self Speaks To Me
She tells me it’s okay to feel like a ghost in your own skin
Misbah Sheikhh
Aug 10
I Have Psychic Dreams
I Have Psychic Dreams
Can we be so intuitive we sense the future?
Leila Johnson
Aug 10
Live, Laugh, Leave Out: Ignoring the Writing on the Wall
Live, Laugh, Leave Out: Ignoring the Writing on the Wall
Are we paying attention to those inspirational signs?
Rodney Lacroix
Aug 10
Weird Vice President Candidate Choices Leave Us In The Woods
Weird Vice President Candidate Choices Leave Us In The Woods
We are left wondering why the major parties are so messed up
J. F. Shumate, Reformed Know-It-All
Aug 9
Anxiety Distorts Our Self-Image
Anxiety Distorts Our Self-Image
How can we reclaim our sense of self?
Paul JD
Aug 8
My Life Might Have Been a Trainwreck
My Life Might Have Been a Trainwreck
How would I survive?
Lilly Bell
Aug 8
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The Privilege Of Slow Living
The Privilege Of Slow Living
Is the slow life for everyone?
This Is Sophie Today
Aug 7
Pain Scale Problems
Pain Scale Problems
Rating chronic pain from none to a ton is ultimately useless
Randall H. Duckett
Jul 26
A Bowl of Rice
A Bowl of Rice
A short story inspired by tyrants
Patty Kawasaki
Jul 9
A Cardinal’s Wings
A Cardinal’s Wings
…more than I could have wonderfully dreamed
Felipe Leon U.
Jul 1
Analyzing Personal Questions: How I Deny I Dared to Fall Asleep
Analyzing Personal Questions: How I Deny I Dared to Fall Asleep
How I field one of life’s most embarrassing questions
John Passadino
Jun 25
Seven Years of Multiple Sclerosis
Seven Years of Multiple Sclerosis
How I live and how my disease has progressed
Leila Johnson
Jun 24
What Does It Mean to Act Your Age? Rethinking Maturity through a Neurodivergent Lens
What Does It Mean to Act Your Age? Rethinking Maturity through a Neurodivergent Lens
Not all qualities associated with immaturity are inherently negative
Eleni Stephanides
Jun 20
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part II
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part II
Like the God of the Bible, who repented that he had made man, we repent that we have made our technologies.
Connor O'Leary
Jun 20
The Dis-ease of Disease
The Dis-ease of Disease
Those of us with chronic pain struggle with constant stress
Randall H. Duckett
Jun 20
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part I
Alienation: Technology & the Soul, Part I
We are threatened, not by a sudden atomic conflagration, but a slow, ever-increasing poverty of soul
Connor O'Leary
Jun 14
Let Them Call You Crazy While You Prove Them Wrong
Let Them Call You Crazy While You Prove Them Wrong
Despite its dismissive nature, being called crazy may indicate you are doing something right
Michael Toby
Jun 10
The Pop-Up That Cost Her Everything: How Mom Fell Victim to a Scam
The Pop-Up That Cost Her Everything: How Mom Fell Victim to a Scam
A cautionary tale about scams and the vulnerability of our parents
Rodney Lacroix
Jun 10
How Pain Is Like Ice Cream
How Pain Is Like Ice Cream
Both are indescribable
Randall H. Duckett
Jun 6
Is That All There Is?
Is That All There Is?
A simple question provoked an existential crisis
Mindi Boston
Jun 4
Don’t Get Me Started on Knees: A Guide to the Aches, Pains, and General Grumpiness of Aging
Don’t Get Me Started on Knees: A Guide to the Aches, Pains, and General Grumpiness of Aging
One man’s reflection on the metamorphosis of aging and how this all could have gone so wrong
Rodney Lacroix
May 30
Haters Gonna Hate — Anne Lamott Says, Keep Loving Yourself and Love the Haters Anyway
Haters Gonna Hate — Anne Lamott Says, Keep Loving Yourself and Love the Haters Anyway
But do the haters have to hate so loudly?
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
May 23
The Art of Passing Down Family Recipes and Life Advice Simultaneously
The Art of Passing Down Family Recipes and Life Advice Simultaneously
Stirring the pot of family history via cooking lessons
Toni Crowe
May 15
From Pain to Purpose — Healing Childhood Traumas in the Heart of Motherhood
From Pain to Purpose — Healing Childhood Traumas in the Heart of Motherhood
A Mother’s Day Reflection-Transforming Generational Trauma into a Legacy of Love
Solanyi Ulloa
May 13
Sonder at the Bus Stop
Sonder at the Bus Stop
Everyone has a Story
The Black Yogini
May 3
Pushing Past the Stigma of Medication for Mental Health
Pushing Past the Stigma of Medication for Mental Health
Sometimes you just can’t reason your way out of major depression on your own
Eleni Stephanides
May 3
Eclipse
Eclipse
In totality
Rebecca A. Barrett
Apr 28
Scorched Earth
Scorched Earth
Desert Spirituality Is Life-Giving
Natalie Hanemann
Apr 24
Butterfly Effects — My Father’s Infidelity and Lessons in Tolerance, Love, and Trust
Butterfly Effects — My Father’s Infidelity and Lessons in Tolerance, Love, and Trust
Be mindful about your choices and how they can impact others
Michael Toby
Apr 19
Hello Espresso, It’s Me Andy
Hello Espresso, It’s Me Andy
Enlightenment from a black frothy brew
Andrew Jaye
Apr 17
Treat Your Journal Badly!
Treat Your Journal Badly!
It’ll make you a much better journaler
Gary Chapin
Apr 14
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