It’s been over a week since I returned from my vipassana meditation retreat. I haven’t fully processed the experience, but I figure it’s time to put some of it down in writing. Vipassana is a ten day, silent retreat. Students are trained in the style of meditation that the Buddha taught. This practice is all […]
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Do I Matter to You?
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Jan
Jan
A commonly unspoken feeling in family life is, “Do I matter to you?” It might sound strange that people sharing a home and a last name could question that of each other, but in the work I do, I see this question all the time implied, without being explicitly asked. I’ll give you an example. […]
29
Apr
Apr
Over the eight years I’ve worked with young women, one of the most prominent themes of discussion is relationships. Many of the girls I’ve worked with have experienced rejection and abandonment to the degree that it becomes hard to know who to trust. Some young women I’ve worked with have shared that they are so […]
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Apr
Apr
When I was a teenager, I had a volunteer experience that changed my life course. My high school spent the day engaged in community service. I was assigned to work at a shelter that housed children who had been removed from their homes. Many of these children had visible scrapes and bruises, yet maintained child-like […]
Families, Miscellaneous, Parents, Teens, Young Women
Ted Talk: The Price of Invulnerability by Brene Brown
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Mar
Mar
She speaks to the essential need for vulnerability. I will share my own thoughts on the matter down the road…