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For right now. Name what you are feeling, or type one word and let it find the closest thing, then follow a short practice.
These are short, guided, meditative practices, with long periods of stillness and a focus on breath.
Meditation
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5 min
Anywhere you've stepped away, even briefly, from someone who needs you: a car in a hospital parking lot, the drive home after a hard visit, a bathroom with the door closed, the first few minutes alone after a long shift of caregiving. For the guilt that shows up the moment you try to rest.
A series of honest conversations. Every guest. Thirteen questions.
Elena Brower
Her book is called Hold Nothing. How do you hold nothing when you’re the one holding it all?
Listen →Glenn Cohen
He debriefed 168 returning hostages. What did he learn about what a person needs most after surviving the unbearable?
Listen →Dr. Wesley Calvin
What it means to only ever meet people at the hardest moment of their lives.
Listen →Plain writing on what is happening inside you and around you.
The name for what happens to the ones who stay.
Read →Grieving someone who is still in the room.
Read →No jargon. Just what is happening inside your body.
Read →On identity, care, and the quiet erosion of self.
Read →Being 'the strong one' is a job title, not a personality.
Read →A short piece on the argument you keep having with yourself.
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