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Understanding Irrational Fears: Letting Go of Logic
I used to think the goal was to stop feeling irrational fears—rejection, abandonment, not being enough. But they never fully went away. The shift came when I realized: these feelings don’t come from logic, so logic won’t make them disappear. What changed everything was learning to feel them… without believing them.
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From Thoughts to Realities: The Power of Writing
One of the many ways that writing has changed my life: when insights become actually useful in real time.
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My Punk Kid Hero
When self-protection comes out as rage. This is my personal experience and insight in loving my inner punk kid hero.
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George Fox — The Man Who Removed the Middleman to God
Historical SpotLight: George Fox, The man behind the Quaker movement.
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Sound, Frequency, and the Human Body
What does the research say about sound frequencies and spiritual alignment? Researchers have found measurable biological processes that appear to be affected by specific frequencies. Evidence ranges from solid to speculative. This piece explores the recent research and resonance rumor.
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Integration Over Intelligence: Rethinking Sleep
An octopus, a cuttlefish, a jumping spider, and you.
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What If the Advantage Isn’t Intelligence… But Integration?
Did the Octopus evolve the fascinating way that it did and survive, not because of mere intelligence, but also because of a rudimentary ‘teamwork’ system that evolution pressured to become highly efficient. Is ‘integration’ an evolutionary adaptation for survival and is this amazing species the product of what happens when we get good at it.
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The Organism That Remembers Without a Brain
Slime mold has no brain, no neurons, and no identity—yet it remembers, learns, and solves problems. This deep dive explores one of the strangest organisms on Earth and what it reveals about how we integrate experience.
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Exploring William James: The Mind Beyond Measurement
William James — The Mind as a Doorway, Not a Generator There’s a particular kind of intelligence that doesn’t just try to find answers but also realizes more questions to ask and unconventional ways to further understanding. That’s William James. Not the kind of thinker who needed to win an argument. The kind who was…
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Understanding Metacognition: The Astute Son of Humility and a Guide to Better Thinking
What is Metacognition? How do researchers study this concept? Where do we see this anatomically and what happens when disrupted? How it relates to humility and a philosophy of life. Perspective Shifts.
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Reframing Success: Why Humility Matters
Success is not incongruent with humility. In fact, humility is important for sustained success.
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Reframed: Embrace Your Wandering Mind in Meditation
A way to practice meditation that takes all the pressure out.
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From Pleasure to Contentment: The Discipline Shift
A scatter-brained adhd mom realizing the value of discipline in a spiritual life.
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From Blog to Podcast: My Unexpected Journey
My 1st week blogging was a spiritual whiplash that left me breathless. Even if the results fell flat, the journey was so amazing, it’s all I needed.
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The Desert of Ego: Finding Connection
The temptations of the ego aren’t always temptations of the flesh. This piece explores more subtle ego temptations that can repeatedly block us from the message the ego is trying to give in the first place.
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Balancing Executive Control: A Guide to Better Focus
Understanding Executive Functioning and the DLPFC, under/over stimulation. Concepts such as you are not your thoughts, acknowledging your humanity.
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Finding Security: Ego vs. Spirit
An essay discussing what the ‘ego’ is in basic terms and how claiming it is as your entire identity without also identifying in the mystery of your spirit, leads to more frustration and insecurity.
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Religion vs Spirituality: Understanding the Nuances
What is the difference between religion and spirituality? This conceptual deep dive gives clarity, insight and core strengths of both avenues towards the divine.
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Discovering Truth Beyond the Lies I Told Myself
A reflection on facing the truth and the cleansing, sometimes harsh, but interconnected clarity that the truth brings. Psychology behind why we lie to ourselves and the process of facing reality, realizing it’s better than ferociously working to keep your reality safe.
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Teresa of Ávila: Pioneer of Mystic Reform
Teresa of Avila was an impressive Carmelite nun who experienced spirituality in exciting ways that are still relevant today.
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Letting Go: Reclaim Your Peace Through Forgiveness
People oftentimes think forgiveness means what it doesn’t mean, so they hold on to the resentments that poison their lives. This essay discusses misconceptions and how easy it is to let go.
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What to Do… When You Don’t Know What to Do…
Not knowing what to do isn’t the end of clarity. It’s often where clarity begins.
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When Survival Mode Won’t Turn Off: Post-Pandemic “lower-case” ptsd in Healthcare Workers
What if PTSD isn’t something broken—but something overwhelming over an extended period of time? A different way to understand trauma, perception, and the nervous system with “lower case” ptsd.
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