MUST READS

What Happens When We Focus Only on the Light and Forget the Shadow

In short, avoiding our shadows stunts our growth toward our highest potential.

The emotional messiness we experience is often the result of emotional avoidance. The more we push away, the more they pile on top of each other.

Staying Human in the Age of AI

Yet I’m aware of the consequences of becoming dependent on AI—just as we’ve become dependent on GPS, smartphones, and Google. We slowly disable our own abilities to memorize, investigate, and problem-solve.

How I Felt When I Journeyed Through a Death Meditation

When his words guided us to visualize our bodies laying still, dying, my mind was on high alert, my emotions triggered, and I felt my body resisting his words and the experience. My mind had anticipated this dreaded moment and I was angry at its arrival, out of sheer fear of what I was going to feel next.

Olivia Wu 9/8/24 Olivia Wu 9/8/24

Free Yourself from Shame and Feel Fully Accepted

Releasing each piece of your truth is like dropping a brick you’ve been carrying in your chest. Except you didn’t know you were carrying it until it was dropped and you all of a sudden felt lighter in the heart.

Matthew MacDonald 7/21/24 Matthew MacDonald 7/21/24

Recovering from Relapse: Embracing Grace Instead of Catastrophizing

The outcomes of self-destructive thinking and self-destructive action are myriad and impossible to fully predict. However, what we do have control over is how we choose to view ourselves, having survived the ordeal.

Julie Mrozinski 2/11/22 Julie Mrozinski 2/11/22

Shame and Sexual Intimacy in the Western culture

In some way or another, we were all probably shamed for our sensuality or sexuality. We were all shamed for our innate, natural biological urges.