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What is Shadow Work and Why Do it? Plus Tracy Chapman, IFS, and Writing Prompts for the Crescent Moon

Carl Jung’s naming of the “shadow” and how to actually do the work, the internet rediscovers Tracy Chapman at the Grammys but it’s her mind-blowing 1988 performance that’ll change you, writing prompts for the crescent moon, and more about Internal Family Systems, or "IFS": a therapeutic modality that you might not know about but definitely should.

Maybe You Shouldn’t Ask This Person Questions: How to Approach Toxic Relationships

Even as someone with dead parents who’s always reminding you that life is short, I still don’t think you should trade your own peace in order to have a relationship with someone toxic. I believe in working through issues and recognizing our life minutes as precious; in forging connections and also in having fierce boundaries.

How Would You Treat Yourself Differently If Everything Mattered?

How would you treat yourself differently if you knew that it all mattered? That there’s a point to all of it, and it’s a sacred one that only you can carry out? Here’s how I’m answering that question and reckoning with my own confusion.