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Healing Through Presence
Facing Profound Pain Dealing with profound pain is not easy. It takes courage to face it. Sometimes, we feel neglected, abandoned, alone, unloved, betrayed, and uncared for. Sometimes our mind spirals. But with discernment, we understand that pain talks loudly — but not the truth. Pain is not reality.
By Nadia Cardoso24 days ago in Psyche
Book Review: "The Complete Short Stories" by Robert Graves
Robert Graves has always been a divisive writer for me. I once found his book I, Claudius unreadable and yet, Goodbye to All That was fantastic. His historical novels seem to be the worst possible historical novels - no imagination has gone into them and they read more like a textbook of fictions rather than a historical fiction masterpiece. Whereas, when he wrote Goodbye to All That you can definitely feel that his writing style is one of brilliance and atmosphere. Oh, and I have not forgotten about the comments he made about a young Bob Dylan.
By Annie Kapur24 days ago in Geeks
I Was Never Highly Functional. Content Warning.
The Myth of Being “Normal” I would like you to understand that highly functional individuals of any kind don’t exist. I couldn’t look people in the eyes when I was a child. Even saying “good morning” was difficult for me. The person was already behind me by the time I could reply. I felt like my voice wouldn’t come out. But people think that we need to be normal and act the way they expect us to.
By Nadia Cardoso24 days ago in Psyche
