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In the Arms of Love
Angel By Sarah McLachlan https://open.spotify.com/track/3xZMPZQYETEn4hjor3TR1A?si=NJlsWXGVSC-BY9vby21kHg https://youtu.be/VLZ9Ike2Geo?si=...
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Aug 2, 20241 min read
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In Love They Dwell
By August M. Scott In realms of hearts where truths unfold, A tale of two, in whispers told. Commitment stands, a steadfast knight, In...
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Jul 27, 20241 min read
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Bonding vs. Commitment
The word "bonding" originates from the Old English "bonda," which means "householder" or "husband." Over time, it evolved to signify a...
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Jul 21, 20244 min read
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Death & Commitment
Death anxiety, commonly thought of as fear of death and dying, significantly influences human behavior and relationships. Mortality...
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Jul 14, 20245 min read
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Commitment in Relationships
Commitment is often heralded as the cornerstone of meaningful relationships, symbolizing dedication, loyalty, and an unwavering resolve...
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Jul 9, 20244 min read
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Today
The contradictory feelings of hope and hopelessness, meaning and flatness, anxiety and rest. The shakiness and uncertainty in the belly....
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Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Owning Your Goodness
Some are put in the position of emotionally caring for an adult early in their lives at a time they themselves need more than anything to...
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Jun 20, 20242 min read
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Light in Darkness
Periods of liminality and transition can contain a hidden opportunity for reunion with long lost or denied parts of our psyche, soma,...
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Jun 16, 20242 min read
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There is Only Love
Performed by Michael Gott https://open.spotify.com/track/4EOXCSKQXNz5aYXHV7lSGo?si=89b7e27725a048fb https://youtu.be/WXGm17ZRIHo?si=I8Z49...
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Jun 12, 20241 min read
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If You Knew
By Ellen Bass What if you knew you'd be the last to touch someone? If you were taking tickets, for example, at the theater, tearing them,...
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Jun 8, 20241 min read
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Weaving
Even if our primary interest is in spiritual transformation, we cannot separate out our unresolved relational trauma, attachment...
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Jun 4, 20242 min read
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Both
Often, the path of transformation and healing can be dominated by solar metaphors and images - those of growth, moving upward, rising...
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May 30, 20241 min read
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Home, Safe
In moments of unbearable experience - when we’re unable to access the internal resources or relational support to process what is...
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May 26, 20243 min read
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Tending to Trauma
Trauma occurs when our capacity to process emotional and somatic experience is overwhelmed. One of the things we know about trauma is...
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May 13, 20243 min read
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Breath, You Invisible Poem!
BREATH by Rainer Maria Rilke Breath, you invisible poem! Pure, continuous exchange with all that is, flow and counter flow where...
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May 8, 20241 min read
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