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How to Actually Enjoy Being Alone (Without Feeling Lonely)

Loneliness is a primal, painful, and passive state of perceived isolation. But, there is another way to be alone, a way that is not a punishment, but a power: It’s called solitude. Read this guide to learn how to embrace and enjoy solitude!

Lonliness

Kimberly Mahr

Nov 21

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Crisis When the System Fails

You read the headline: "SNAP Benefits Suspended." A rational mind might feel anger, fear, or a sense of injustice. But you... you are feeling something far more visceral. You are feeling a 10-out-of-10, world-ending panic. Your body is not just reacting to the news headline. It is reacting to a wound from your past. What you are experiencing is a trauma response. The current, real-world crisis is simply the trigger for a much older, deeper pain.

Crisis

Kimberly Mahr

Nov 10

Hands pass a bowl of soup with herbs over a large pot. People prepare food in a communal setting. Food insecurity.

Your Brain in a Crisis

The suspension of SNAP isn't just a political headline; it's a direct and profound assault on your nervous system.

Crisis

Kimberly Mahr

Nov 7

Young woman dressed in black sitting at the bottom of what appears to be a subway staircase. She looks pensive or sad, and is clutching her hands to gether over her mouth.

Forget ‘Good Vibes Only’: Discomfort Is Your Superpower.

Toxic positivity is a form of emotional fascism that tells you half of your human experience is invalid. It encourages you to gaslight yourself, to pretend you’re okay when you’re not, and to slap a smiley-face sticker on top of your real, complex, and often uncomfortable feelings. In reality, your uncomfortable emotions are your greatest superpower.

Kimberly Mahr

Aug 13