Jul 5, 2020 | Contemplations, Expanding self-awareness, Joy & Contentment, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
Looking at myself in the mirror, wiping the sleep out of my eyes, I’m disgusted with my reflection. I’m thinking about how horrible I must be to have had people I loved and trusted treat me so poorly. I pick apart my character piece by piece, dismantling my freedom to...
Jun 28, 2020 | Befriending sadness and grief, Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Overcoming self-doubt and fear, Self-improvement & psychedelics
It’s kind of poetic, the idea of being broken. Being broken allows us to behave in certain ways – generally ways that keep us small. Being broken becomes a badge of honor that we proudly carry along with us. It feels almost righteous, like we have earned something....
Jun 22, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Imagining a better world, Love & Relationships, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
My heart rate was increasing, tension was developing in my chest and I was feeling swallowed by anxiety. It was the middle of March, and two things were happening simultaneously: The world as we all knew it was changing at a rapid pace, and in my business I was...
Jun 14, 2020 | Befriending sadness and grief, Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Self-improvement & psychedelics
“Sometimes when I say ‘I’m OK’, I want someone to look at me in the eyes, hug me tight, and say ‘I know you are not”’ Unknown Only within the last few years have I learned that I’m not alone when I’m in a dark emotional place. Most of my life, I thought I...
Jun 7, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Imagining a better world, Self-improvement & psychedelics, The wisdom of anger
His words are so gentle, yet you can feel the pain buried within them. There’s an important and heart breaking movement that has been happening for centuries; racism has reached a pinnacle of social dialogue, sadness, and rapid fire information and social...