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Desire Is Resistance
The erotic, in its true form, is not soothing. It is subversive and in a world that rewards your submission, wanting is a revolutionary act.
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The Good Girl’s Guide to Somatics
What gets lost when embodiment becomes self-surveillance
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When Calm Becomes Compliance
The Misuse of "Regulation"
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In Conversation with Mark Walsh
A companion series to In This Body.
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When the Body Doesn’t Fight
Rethinking Disconnection, Consent, and Somatic Healing After Sexual Violence
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May 2025

Being Present With Your Heart
A free meditation to support you in reconnecting with your very own body.
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When Spiritual Language Silences the Body
Not all calm is care. Not all light is love. When spirituality becomes performance, the body pays the price.
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The Adaptation We Don’t Talk About Enough: Dissociation as Devotion
They’re not lying. They’ve simply learned not to feel what it would be dangerous to know.
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In Conversation with Zoë Pawlak
A companion series to In This Body.
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The Unconscious Is Not Inside You — You Are Inside It
To heal in a way that is true, not just tidy, you must stop treating the unconscious as personal and start listening to what it carries through lineage…
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When Regulation Becomes Compliance: The Subtle Betrayal of Somatics
The wellness world tells us to breathe through discomfort. But what if presence is not about tolerance — but about knowing when to say no?
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April 2025

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