Nolly Dakroury

The older I get, the more I realize that relationships, like everything in life, require learning how to harmonize. Relationships also require action. Connection cannot thrive in a passive state. A big lesson in this for me is recognizing that we can continue to love deeply, create space, and show up for the people we care about while also holding ... See more

Undoing our understanding of something is even harder when it’s tied in some way to our identity. Growing up I was “Rachel the swimmer” but here I was 30 years later realizing my stroke was not great. I was fast and strong but not efficient or graceful.

The whole experience was so fascinating that it led me to dive deeper into the neuroplasticity in... See more

You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees

for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body

love what it loves.