HeyJaredSated Soul
Infused with insights from my work as a grief and body image therapist, and a reiki master, my writing explores the nuanced journey of human experiences: the dark, the heal(ing)ed, and the sacred.
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Wild and Free (opens the original)
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The last couple of weeks were spent doing a lot of the things I love the most. While I didn’t wake up the morning of my birthday as a completely different person, I did wake up notably lighter.Subscribe nowWhile in the shower before Michael and I went to dinner, I thought, “Oh, this is what they told me about…”I brought to mind some of the things that usually distress me, disturb me, or keep me in looped thought. And about most of them, I genuine
The Divine Work of Dogs (opens the original)
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A few months ago, I had the opportunity to meet with someone trained in reading the Akashic Records. She generously offered insight about my career and creative endeavors and I appreciated all of the helpful insight.1 <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NlPR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbbed9
I Don’t Think Everything Happens for a Reason (opens the original)
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I am suspicious of the phrase “everything happens for a reason.” I hear it often as my clients, deep in grief tell me about how someone well meaning shared the platitude in hopes of creating comfort.Subscribe nowThis is one of many phrases that are useless in times of pain.Everything happening “for a reason” assigns some pretty nefarious planning to something or someone larger than ourselves, and certainly puts pressure on us to not flounder about while
The Weight of a Finch (opens the original)
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I’ve held two finches in the last few weeks. I might have held the same finch twice. It’s hard to tell. Each morning, I slowly make my way downstairs, scoop about 1/3 cup of seed out of the ceramic container I keep by the back door, and pour it into the hanging bird feeder attached to our back deck railing. Subscribe nowWe used to keep another feeder in addition to this one, and we’d keep them both full. Then, we noticed the raccoons would empty them each night, hangin
The Beauty of the World (opens the original)
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Have you seen the Mary Oliver documentary that just came out?A client mentioned it to me, and I wasted no time going home to watch it. You can watch the entire thing here, thanks to our good friends at PBS. “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” Subs
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