Here’s a weird sign you’re healing: you start enjoying makeup
The author, an experienced healer, argues that healing is often a slow, non-linear process that manifests differently for everyone rather than a sudden "cure." She illustrates this…
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The Unwilting Heart: Courage from a Medicine Walk
After years of focusing solely on personal self-discovery, the author describes how a shamanic "Medicine Walk" provided the spiritual guidance and courage needed to launch their ne…
Zindagi, in small doses: postcards to myself
This reflective piece explores the complexities of personal growth and the melancholy that accompanies major life transitions and "hard goodbyes." The author also contemplates the …
You were going somewhere, I think
The author reflects on a collection of abandoned writing projects, moving from the initial spark of inspiration to a melancholic sense of loss over their incompleteness. They grapp…
The X post: what fear really means
Instead of fighting or negotiating with fear during major life transitions, the author suggests working within its boundaries by taking small, manageable "baby steps." This approac…
Not a book review: Wuthering Heights
Prompted by the discourse surrounding a new film adaptation, the author offers a critical analysis of Emily Brontë's *Wuthering Heights*. They argue that the novel should not be cl…
Through the valleys, I flow
The author explores their journey of navigating gender identity through the transformative power of art and poetry. After finding connection through their work and realizing that f…
Unknowable truth
Driven by a lifelong impulse to dissect and understand the world, the author uses writing as a way to explore complex systems and human mysteries. However, through a metaphorical e…
From Two to Three
Seeking refuge from their restrictive religious community, Juli and her husband Joseph moved to a new village where they met and eventually adopted Paro, a lonely deaf girl. This d…
Reading tales: The Stormlight Archive
After finishing the massive 5,000-page first arc of Brandon Sanderson's *The Stormlight Archive*, the author reflects on the series' immersive world-building and complex themes sur…