My Grandmother’s Hands
August Selection My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem When people think about changing their financial lives, they usually begin with the practical things. Make a budget. Save more. Spend less. […]
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Psychology
What We Repair When We Repair Our Finances
Repair is rarely about returning to what was. More often, it is about creating something stronger, wiser, and more intentional than what existed before. When we hear the word repair,
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On Words, Labels, and the Quiet Discipline of Poetry
On Words, Labels, and the Quiet Discipline of Poetry When something unsettles us, the reflex is to define it. This is particularly visible in the early stages of therapy. A
Embodied Inquiry Journal
Love without Possession
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad. – Rosetti Valentine’s Day On a
Embodied Inquiry Journal, Inner Child
The Quiet Ways We Survive Childhood Neglect
I want to talk about something that many people struggle to name because it does not look dramatic, and it does not fit the cultural picture of what abuse is
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Rebuilding Trust
Rebuilding Trust After Betrayal: When Both Partners Choose to Try Rebuilding trust after betrayal is not a return to what existed before, but a slow and deliberate construction of something
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Betrayal
Navigating Betrayal in a Romantic Relationship: Staying Oriented When Trust Is Shattered Betrayal in a romantic relationship creates a particular kind of rupture that is not only emotional but physiological,
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The Fawn Response
The Fawn Response: When Safety Is Found Through Pleasing, Adapting, and Disappearing The fawn response is one of the least recognized survival responses, yet it is among the most socially
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Fight, Flight & Anxiety
Fight, Flight, and Anxiety: When the Nervous System Is Always Bracing Anxiety is often described as excessive worry or overthinking, but at a deeper level, anxiety is the lived experience
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The Freeze Response
The Freeze Response: When Your Nervous System Goes Quiet Instead of Loud Most people are familiar with fight or flight. Less discussed, and often misunderstood, is the freeze response. Freeze