I know, hate is a very powerful word. And oh the irony that I am sitting here, at this moment, composing a blog, on technology. Now to clarify, it's not the physical technology I hate. Computers are useful. Phones are useful. I do like being able to look things up when I can't get to my books. Yes I still prefer books. I also still prefer people. But not the social media people. The influencers and the people that make me feel like I have to be on 24/7. To be honest, I think I'm just...

You’re not angry because you’re “triggered.” You’re angry because someone with unfinished history just crawled back into your nervous system using sarcasm, crystals, and plausible deniability. And now you’re left deciding whether to engage… or finally close the door they keep knocking on from the internet.

A reflection on what happens when comfort stops working and honesty takes its place. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, because I keep hearing the same thing from people, and LORD have I’ve felt it myself too. There’s a point in healing where the soft stuff just stops landing. The affirmations often feel hollow. The meditations can even feel fidgety. Even the practices that once felt grounding start to feel like something you’re forcing yourself through because we’re “supposed to.”...