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The Opening

Stories Illuminating the Deep Knowing

My V-Day Card Shrine

My V-Day Card Shrine

I sat across the candlelit table from my boyfriend at a Manhattan Ethiopian restaurant Saturday night.

Brenda Fredericks

Feb 14, 2022

The Tree Beyond Good and Evil

The Tree Beyond Good and Evil

Part 3 of Trilogy: Timeless Stories for the End of Time

Yeeve 이재인 Rayne

Dec 6, 2021

When Birthdays Feel Awkward

When Birthdays Feel Awkward

4 steps to take care of yourself

Sep 29, 2021

Body Sovereignty isn’t Cherry Picking

Body Sovereignty isn’t Cherry Picking

One thing my friend and I talked about in our vaccine conversation was body sovereignty.

Brenda Fredericks

Sep 4, 2021

The Feminine is the Medicine

The Feminine is the Medicine

I had a beautiful conversation with a dear friend this morning.

Brenda Fredericks

Sep 4, 2021

“You Won’t Know Who You Are Without Birth Control Pills,” my Doctor Told Me

“You Won’t Know Who You Are Without Birth Control Pills,” my Doctor Told Me

About 15 years ago I went to my doctor and talked to her about going off my birth control pills. I had been on it since college except for…

Brenda Fredericks

Sep 4, 2021

A Ferris Wheel Showed Me Who I Really Am

A Ferris Wheel Showed Me Who I Really Am

And it was different than I

Brenda Fredericks

Aug 21, 2021

How Excellent Time Management Leads to Being your True Full-Out Self

How Excellent Time Management Leads to Being your True Full-Out Self

My client was running late today. She spilled her green drink everywhere and asked for 7–8 minutes extra to clean it up. I said, take 15…

Brenda Fredericks

Aug 21, 2021

Why Write About Your Wedding Day 30 Years Ago when you’re Divorced?

Why Write About Your Wedding Day 30 Years Ago when you’re Divorced?

Brenda Fredericks

Aug 14, 2021

I Got Married 30 Years ago Today

I Got Married 30 Years ago Today

I got married 30 years ago today.

Brenda Fredericks

Aug 11, 2021

I Hope It Doesn’t Pass

I Hope It Doesn’t Pass

My Commentary on Parenting

Brenda Fredericks

Jul 29, 2021

Pulling Back the Curtain on my Relationship with my Daughter

Pulling Back the Curtain on my Relationship with my Daughter

Last night Hailey and I stayed up late talking, eating lentils with cashew cream and going in the hot tub.

Brenda Fredericks

Jul 29, 2021

A Mosquito Slaying

A Mosquito Slaying

That I Turned into a Nervous System Practice

Brenda Fredericks

Jul 27, 2021

Lucid Dreaming

Alchemizing Trauma

Jul 11, 2021

What Power Do You Give Words?

What Power Do You Give Words?

Words give meaning to our experience, not the other way around.

Jul 9, 2021

Last Week, I Set My Hair on Fire

Last Week, I Set My Hair on Fire

Last Friday, I smelled something burning in my room. I was on the phone with a friend and cut her off to say something was wrong — I…

Brenda Fredericks

Jun 15, 2021

Unexamined Thoughts are Not Worth Believing

Unexamined Thoughts are Not Worth Believing

I do not believe all of my own thoughts.

Brenda Fredericks

Jun 14, 2021

Motherhood as a Spiritual Practice

Motherhood as a Spiritual Practice

The art of letting go

Brenda Fredericks

Jun 10, 2021

Tracing the Pain Points of Trauma

Tracing the Pain Points of Trauma

The remedy to healing

May 22, 2021

The Chosen One

My ancestry, my unborn twin, and my own heart

Yeeve 이재인 Rayne

Apr 21, 2021

Emotional Sobriety

Emotional Sobriety

Is the New Prerequisite in Relating

Apr 12, 2021

Vaccine or No Vaccine?

Vaccine or No Vaccine?

No Scientific Information Included

Brenda Fredericks

Apr 7, 2021

I’m a hungry woman

I’m a hungry woman

I was born this way

Mar 23, 2021

This is my prayer

This is my prayer

For the collective

Mar 23, 2021

Reflections

Water a force of nature

Mar 20, 2021

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