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Intimacy and 100% Responsibility
When We Can’t Respond . . . The Disappearance of Self We can't really respond to ourselves, let alone anyone else, if we’re not fully...
annelisamacbeanphd
7 days ago5 min read
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Being in the Body
The Emerald Podcast , hosted by Josh Schrei, is a visceral, mythic journey into the intelligence of the body and the living world. Rooted...
annelisamacbeanphd
May 301 min read
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Come Dance
The God who only knows four words . . . By Hafiz Every child Has known God, Not the God of names, Not the God of don’ts, Not the God who...
annelisamacbeanphd
May 241 min read
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The Paradox of Presence
At the heart of witnessing lies a paradox: in seeking to come closer to ourselves, we risk stepping away. In the longing to be fully...
annelisamacbeanphd
May 183 min read
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The Art of Witnessing
In the quiet terrain where human beings meet, beyond words and beyond the grasp of intellect, there exists the profound act of...
annelisamacbeanphd
May 62 min read
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Connection to Self and Other
In order to speak meaningfully about the subtle paradoxes of being in committed partnerships, clarifying what we mean when we say "we...
annelisamacbeanphd
Apr 282 min read
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Harbor Me
Would You Harbor Me? Sweet Honey in the Rock https://open.spotify.com/track/5E2HlBXQteeBRIdq0dB5Os?si=ed9ebf9c37a74890...
annelisamacbeanphd
Apr 221 min read
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On Death
by Kahlil Gibran Then Almitra spoke, saying, We would ask now of Death. And he said: You would know the secret of death. But how shall...
annelisamacbeanphd
Apr 121 min read
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The Unbearableâ„¢
In the Fluid Intimacyâ„¢ model, we come face-to-face with one of the most difficult truths about human connection: there are moments in...
annelisamacbeanphd
Apr 64 min read
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Many Dimensions of Peace
Connection, Responsibility, and Transcendence It might be best to begin by defining peace not simply as the absence of violence, but as...
annelisamacbeanphd
Mar 163 min read
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The Need State: Longing, Projection, and the Ache for Home
At the core of being human is need . We need air, water, food, warmth, touch, and shelter. But our needs extend far beyond survival, they...
annelisamacbeanphd
Mar 63 min read
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The Art of Partnership
Many people enter relationships believing love alone will sustain them. But love, in its rawest form, is not a guarantee of a lasting,...
annelisamacbeanphd
Feb 183 min read
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In the Ashes, Love’s Embers
Sitting Around the Fire Jon Hopkins / Ram Dass https://open.spotify.com/track/7Bl1GdYbcJ0QSffErVWOnv?si=mTYTFglYTXSi3fFsWZc6Ow...
annelisamacbeanphd
Feb 82 min read
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Love Expressed
Briefly It Enters, Briefly It Speaks By Jane Kenyon I am the blossom pressed in a book, found again after two hundred years. . . . I am...
annelisamacbeanphd
Feb 21 min read
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Heartbreak
It’s okay to be shaky, to not know anymore, and to allow your heart to break. To fall to the ground and bear witness to the reality that...
annelisamacbeanphd
Jan 282 min read
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