Human suffering is often about freedom and containment. When we have too much containment, we scream for freedom. “Let me be me! I need space! Don’t tell me what to do!” But when we have too much freedom, we start to feel adrift. Fearful. Lost in space… and suddenly we are longing for containment. “Hold me close! I need to feel safe!” My years of work as a therapist, professor, and community member—did I mention that I live in a cooperative household of eight adults?...

When it comes to the best shampoo for fine hair, there are a few key qualities you can look out for that will help you narrow down your options by the process of elimination. If a product doesn’t include these key qualities, then it isn’t for you. ** The best shampoo for fine hair will aid your hair in the volumizing department, won’t weigh your strands down, and will manage to still provide a thorough wash that will keep your hair nice and clean....

Biologically speaking, grief is a homeostatic process, a journey that our mind, brain, and body need to engage in to best recover from the trauma of a loss. This is an evolutionary need, since attachment and connection is embedded within our limbic circuitry. Yes, whether we are conscious of it or not, or like it or not, relationships deeply imprint upon our neuronal selves. Second, I want to note what grief is not....

Every memory you consolidated last night while you slept, each micro-movement used to brush your teeth this morning, every smoothie you tasted, step you took, daydream you pondered, daydream you snapped out of, work you intently focused upon, yawn you took, anxiety you felt, drop in blood sugar you experienced, was a manifestation of lots of talking. A plethora of dialogue went on inside of you today, and you need to know it....

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