HeyJaredThe Spiral Staircase
Whole-bodied spirituality and healing after trauma. Life is a spiral staircase we travel up and down, around and back again. It's easier with companions.
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Toward the Light: A Launch Conversation with Esther Harder (opens the original)
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I joined of Write Like an Outsider for a Substack Live to celebrate the launch of Toward the Light: A Year in Paris.At twenty-two, I left small-town Iowa for a year as a nanny in Paris. Two months after I arrived, a morning run ended in a sexual assault. I chose to stay. I leaned on a newfound community of friends, wrestled with questions of faith, and found purpose in caring for the six-year-old girl entrusted to my care. Toward the Light is about the first steps toward healing in the months af
A Year in Paris, An Evening in Iowa (opens the original)
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<img alt="Author Deborah Svec-Carstens with her memoir Toward the Light: A Year in Paris" class="sizing-normal" height="475.5" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Syfx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.am
What It Feels Like to Birth a Dream (opens the original)
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Life is like a spiral staircase that we travel up and down, circling back to familiar places with new awareness. Walking the spiral staircase takes courage, and it’s easier with companions. In this newsletter, I walk beside you, sharing stories and listening for yours. Welcome!<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p4Ft!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9abb5901-5a6a-40b1-bc0a-66da8a
Fall Into These Recommendations (opens the original)
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Life is like a spiral staircase that we travel up and down, circling back to familiar places with new awareness. Walking the spiral staircase takes courage, and it’s easier with companions. In this newsletter, I walk beside you, sharing stories and listening for yours. Welcome!<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fMR4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe48f336a-2e73-417c-a147-10bf8a
The Question with No Answer (opens the original)
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Life is like a spiral staircase that we travel up and down, circling back to familiar places with new awareness. Walking the spiral staircase takes courage, and it’s easier with companions. In this newsletter, I walk beside you, sharing stories and listening for yours. Welcome!<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wJ7S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F66f757ff-91f4-476e-af00-f0c9b5
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