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The Body Is A Trailhead by Lissa Rankin, MD

I'm a doctor writing about narcissism, codependence, boundaries, trauma recovery, off-ramping from spiritual bypassing, Internal Family Systems, and how non-reciprocal relationships impact your health.

Newsletter · By Lissa Rankin, MD · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    The “Free Pussy” SnapChat At Cornell & Why We Can’t Become Numb To The Next Horrifying Story of Rape Culture (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    While We're Talking About Ed Sheeran and Macklemore, Why Have The Most Famous Spiritual Teachers Still Said Nothing About Deepak Chopra in the Epstein Files? (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    One Of My Favorite Spiritual Teachers, Francis Weller, Abused His Power Sexually (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    Are People With Power, Privilege & Platforms Ethically Beholden To Take A Stand On Polarizing Issues? (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    The EndBeginnings That Invariably Accompany Loss (opens the original)

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    If you don’t know Rachel Naomi Remen, my mentor of twenty years who wrote Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessings, I wanted to share one of my favorite of Rachel’s stories, about loss and how it always opens up a space for some new beginning. She called it “endbeginnings.” My favorite line from this story is the story of me before Rachel. “Everything I’d ever let go of had claw marks on it.” Rachel taught me how to let go, and now, as she’s just died on 8/8/ 26, I am needing a remind

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