HeyJaredThe Drinking Gourd
Nourishing with wisdom from the more-than-human world and the guidance of the body in order to get free.
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I’m not proud to be American. But I’m not ready to leave (opens the original)
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Soulful Somatics: Why Do I Keep Making Myself Smaller? (opens the original)
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Making yourself smaller can be so familiar that you barely notice it.Maybe you soften an opinion before offering it. You wait for everyone else to speak. You apologize before asking for what you need. In your body, in those rare moments when you actually check in, you may notice that your shoulders are rounded, your voice is quieter, and your natural animation is all but gone. This may happen only around particular people or in certain environments. Or, it can feel like how you are all the time.
When the Wound Masquerades as a Value (opens the original)
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Soulful Somatics: What If I can't Feel My Body At All? (opens the original)
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Every so often, I’ll work with someone who says they can’t really feel their body. Sure, they may notice an ache here or there, but the idea of attuning to subtler sensations feels out of reach. When they try to shift their awareness to what’s happening below the neck, they report “blankness,” “nothingness,” or “uncertainty.” Often, this act of trying to feel is accompanied by big feelings: frustration, anxiety, shame, or discouragement.If you’re someone who’s found it hard to feel your body, th
When Becoming Doesn't Look Like Movement (opens the original)
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🗣️ Listen to me Read this Essay (yes, that’s my dog trotting around in the background) What is it about pausing that it is so easily interpreted as failure? I’ve been in a pause.My business. Paused.My writing. Paused.Even my dreaming of what’s next has been on hold.Though I’ve tried to embrace this fallow period with trust and open arms, an equal amount of energy’s been spent trying to wriggle free from the not knowing. Every so often a shooting star of an idea emblazons the sky, and
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