We all have things we avoid, or resist, in hopes that if we just ignore the issue for long enough that... it might just go away. Big things or small things. We just seem hardwired from a young age to avoid the hard and uncomfortable things that would work out much better if they were… Continue reading When Avoidance Ties You up in Knots
Tag: puberty
Feel how you feel
Dear 13yo: The world will throw a lot of stuff at you, and ask you to smile anyway. Feel how you feel. You'll be asked to tone down your responses and smooth over and buff out your frustration. Feel how you feel. You'll be asked to lower your voice, censor your heart, be "a lady."… Continue reading Feel how you feel
Some Body to Love
It dawns on me that I could probably, given the right mindset or motivation, write post after post about the discomfort that comes from our experiences as humans with bodies. Ugh, bodies. Like it or not, we're all bound to them. They're an integral part of our human experience. And while bodies can surely be… Continue reading Some Body to Love
alive. awake. uncomfortable. 