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Sharing ideas and provocations on living single while happy. Reflecting on the social psychology of stereotypes and other cultural phenomena.

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Energy Conservation

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Rachel
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Although I feel tremendously grateful that my energy levels are at a much more normal level than they were about a year ago, I am struggling with accepting that I seem to have less energy than healthy folks. Ever since …
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Posted in Personal | Tagged acceptance, folk dance, hypothyroidism | 1 Reply

Self-Insights

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Rachel
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After having completed Cheri Huber’s change retreat for the third time, I decided to spend a month integrating what I have learned (which basically means, I remind myself of my own wisdom since I seem to forget my insights only …
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Posted in Personal, Transition | Tagged acceptance, belonging, Cheri Huber, empathy, insight, introvert, loneliness, self-judgment, solitude, Susan Cain | 5 Replies

Those Two Girls…

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Rachel
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I’ve been blogging a lot about my good-girl-habit, how that’s keeping me stuck in a conventional life, ashamed of all sorts of things, and preventing me from embracing a more radical approach to life. I also mentioned a couple of …
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Posted in Lebensexperiment | Tagged acceptance, cultural trauma, good girl habit, radical grrl, self-judgment, Tara Brach | 2 Replies

Breaking Free

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Rachel
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This morning, i woke up with a familiar sense of wanting to stay in bed – as my mind often puts it: “Stay in bed because it’s so comfortable here!” I turned the alarm off to enjoy the bed, though …
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Posted in Healing tools, Lebensexperiment | Tagged acceptance, Cheri Huber, good girl habit, meditation, self-love, Tara Brach | 5 Replies

Inner Shift

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Rachel
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Something interested happened after i wrote my last post and shared it on Facebook: My inner mood shifted. I felt liberated. In part that was because my loneliness shifted to solitude (i.e., choosing to be alone). The biggest part, though, …
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Posted in Healing tools | Tagged acceptance, depression, MBCT, mindfulness, rumination | Leave a reply

Aliveness

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Rachel
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Last July, during a retreat, i worked with Susan Skye to deepen my sense of self-worth. We explored what was getting in the way. I experienced quite a transformation from ashamed to feeling fully alive in a very exuberant way …
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Posted in Transition | Tagged acceptance, alivenss, meditation, mindfulness, nonviolent communication, NVC | Leave a reply

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