Tag: mental health
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Lichen: Believe the Hype- It’s that fascinating.
I thought I was learning the difference between moss and lichen. Instead, I uncovered one of biology’s strangest stories—a partnership so successful it blurs the line between one organism and many, and quietly asks one of philosophy’s oldest questions.
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I Always Knew the Snake Was Necessary
For years, the pressure felt like part of me. The tension. The urgency. The constant hum beneath everything. Then one day it was gone. I kept looking for it, certain I had misplaced something essential. What I discovered instead was a truth both terrifying and liberating: I had mistaken adaptation for identity.
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Finding Clarity: What to Do… When You Don’t Know What to Do
What if clarity isn’t something you force? Explore the relationship between attention, surrender, perception, and spiritual alignment through the symbols of the road, the dolphin, and the horizon.
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Maudlin Guilt: When Suffering Becomes Ego Worship
Sometimes guilt becomes less about accountability and more about self-absorption. Real humility doesn’t endlessly worship suffering. It acknowledges harm, seeks repair, and rejoins life.
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How Chronic Executive Control Quietly Exhausts the Mind
Some people move through life with an internal manager that never clocks out. Even during quiet moments, part of the mind remains active — organizing tomorrow, revisiting yesterday, evaluating the self in real time. This reflective neuroscience-informed essay explores executive functioning, chronic self-monitoring, burnout, flow states, and what happens when the mind finally loosens its…
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We
What if happiness doesn’t come from focusing more on yourself, but less? A reflection on ego, community, service, and the surprising peace found in “we.”
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Focus, Fear, and the Fragile Architecture of Attention
What if focus problems are not failures of discipline, but signs of an overwhelmed nervous system? This neuroscience-informed exploration of executive control, ADHD, stress, and flow states examines how the brain filters reality — and why spacious attention may begin with safety, not force.
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The Dirt That Loves You Back | Gardening, Soil Bacteria & Nervous System Healing
I thought I was just trying to grow tomatoes. Instead, I accidentally fell in love with gardening — and discovered research suggesting certain soil bacteria may influence serotonin, inflammation, stress resilience, and the nervous system itself. Maybe the point isn’t becoming a perfect gardener. Maybe it’s letting the body remember it belongs to the earth.
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The Doorway You Entered Through
The patterns we repeat often began long before we understood them. A thoughtful exploration of childhood conditioning, self-awareness, manifestation, emotional survival strategies, and the quiet courage of questioning the stories we inherited.
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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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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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Morning Rituals for Spiritual Abundance
Morning rituals to take care of your presence so you can then take care of everything else.
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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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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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Unlock Clarity: Must-Have Tools for Personal Growth
Spiritual tools that help with inner alignment. These “like-hacks” make the self-discipline a bit easier.
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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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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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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.