Nature Of Humanity
we’re terrified of being directionless. we pathologize stillness. we treat confusion like a flaw in the system instead of a sign that the system no longer fits. especially in wellness culture — where even healing becomes a brand strategy. you’re expected to optimize your nervous system, journal your limiting beliefs, and manifest your next season, ... See more
milk • Why Feeling Lost Might Mean You’re Finally Doing It Right
The tool I use is Dan Siegel’s window of tolerance which is the space in which we can put up with intensity and arousal without becoming dysregulated. In our windows, we can meet unwanteds head-on without getting distressed. It takes practice, but you can increase your ability to be grounded and calm even when your trauma is being triggered. This m... See more
How to Embrace Shadow Futures with Mindfulness
The aMCC has been shown to be central to willpower, and according to neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, it’s “the seat of the will to live.” It grows when we do things we don’t want to do, and athletes and people who see themselves as continually overcoming challenges (i.e., they see themselves as resilient) have larger aMCCs, as do superagers. The gr... See more
How to Embrace Shadow Futures with Mindfulness
the quiet rebellion of a little life
caitlyn
Dec 09, 2024
hello.
there’s a pervasive myth that has seeped into every corner of our current reality claiming that in order to have a meaningful life, we’re told that worth is measured in titles, achievements, and the scope of our influence. it’s a myth that demands endless striving, as though the only liv... See more
caitlyn
Dec 09, 2024
hello.
there’s a pervasive myth that has seeped into every corner of our current reality claiming that in order to have a meaningful life, we’re told that worth is measured in titles, achievements, and the scope of our influence. it’s a myth that demands endless striving, as though the only liv... See more
Caitlyn Richardson • the quiet rebellion of a little life
The unwanted and the shadow imagination are real and necessary parts of our inner landscape. They’re wisdom, dipped in discomfort.
How to Embrace Shadow Futures with Mindfulness
Grief is not just an emotion—it’s an unraveling, a space where something once lived but is now gone. It carves through you, leaving a hollow ache where love once resided. In the beginning, it feels unbearable, like a wound that will never close. But over time, the raw edges begin to mend. The pain softens, but the imprint remains—a quiet reminder o
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