Nov 21, 2019 | Love & Relationships, Self-improvement & psychedelics
I have come to understand that betrayal is a two-way street. Being betrayed leads to feelings of being abandoned and alone. It is a deceptive experience, specifically as adults, because we think it is about the person who is betraying us. Betrayal as a child is much... 
Nov 21, 2019 | Contemplations, Expanding self-awareness, Love & Relationships, Self-improvement & psychedelics
In a recent a discussion with a friend, I articulated that I feel most people in my life do not allow me to be vulnerable. When I tuck into an uncomfortable personal experience, I am often met with resistance and judgment. It looks like judgment of my choices, the... 
Nov 21, 2019 | Expanding self-awareness, Love & Relationships
Friendships fill us up. Our connection to other humans sustains our well-being. Friendship is knowing you have someone to lean on when you need it. It’s the feeling that you can connect with someone in the dark as well as the joyful times of life. We thrive on... 
Nov 21, 2019 | Expanding self-awareness, Imagining a better world, Love & Relationships, Self-improvement & psychedelics
This is an ongoing topic for me. When I ask if you have ever felt unseen, I don’t mean in the popularization of social media and the amount of ‘likes’ or postings we create to display our lives. I mean in the most intimate ways and with the people closest to us. Being... 
Nov 21, 2019 | Expanding self-awareness, Joy & Contentment
Why do we struggle? Because if it was easy, what would we learn in our lifetime? I don’t intend to simplify or discount the enormity of some of the challenges we will face in our lifetimes, but I fundamentally believe that if we don’t use this life as an opportunity...