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Sitting in Nature Reminds Me

10/31/2025

There’s beauty and healing in nature and all that surrounds us, in the relationships we build and nurture, the sound of rain tapping on the roof, the birds chirping in the distance. In the low hum of freeway traffic. In the way the blues, whites, and grays find a way to share space in the sky.

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Stay in Your Business

10/24/2025

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If you find yourself feeling lonely or needy, pause and ask: Whose business am I in?

Am I caught up in the life of someone I wish would fill the void? Am I mentally wrapped up in the actions of people I feel have caused this longing? Am I focused on those I believe should be showing up for me, but aren’t?

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Emotional Overdraft: How We Spend Our Connection Bank Accounts Without Meaning To

10/17/2025

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I’ve been thinking a lot about connection lately, our capacity to connect, and even more so, our willingness. Psychologist and anthropologist Robin Dunbar once theorized that humans can only maintain a limited number of meaningful emotional and physical connections. That theory rings true when you consider how many of us are emotionally depleted by the time we clock out of work each day, so much that we neglect ourselves and those we do live with, including ourselves.

“Preserve your capacity for what truly matters.”

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Who Are We Without the Stories We Tell Ourselves?

10/10/2025

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We can spend days, weeks, and even months in the suffering our thoughts create. You know, the thought that we should have a different life. The thought that we are not enough. The thought that we are alone, sad, or not well.

Sometimes, we get so entangled in our thoughts that we begin to treat them as facts. This experience, what therapists call cognitive fusion, can make it feel like our thoughts are running the show. Instead of seeing them as passing mental events, we hold on tightly, believe them fully, and allow them to shape how we see ourselves and the world around us.

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Cutting Out the Noise: Finding Simplicity in a Loud World

10/3/2025

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Cutting out noise in your life can make a huge difference. A lot of times, we think that means changing our environment... turning things off, avoiding people, staying away from chaos. But the most impactful shift starts inside.

The noise in your own head is often the loudest. And quieting that requires intention.

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Sitting in Nature Reminds Me

Stay in Your Business

Emotional Overdraft: How We Spend Our Connection Bank Accounts Without Meaning To

Who Are We Without the Stories We Tell Ourselves?

Cutting Out the Noise: Finding Simplicity in a Loud World

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