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I’d Be Flattered, Truly!
Y’all. I saw this on my Facebook feed this morning and died. And probably not for the reason you’d think. I have zero desire to be petty here. No shade, no drama, nothing negative to say about a single soul. Because here’s where my brain actually went: the effort. I got stuck on the effort factor. We…
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Love and Hate Can Share the Same Room
We’ve been sold a bit of a lie about our emotions. We get taught that love and hate are opposites. North pole and south pole. Totally separate, can’t-touch, never-the-two-shall-meet. But if you’ve ever looked at someone you absolutely adore and felt a hot flash of pure, blinding frustration — you already know that’s not true.…
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Pleased to Eat You???
Totally off previous topics, and honestly more than weird. BUT this is how my brain works. I tend to look at things from a lens that can take away feeling and ethical considerations around a topic so I can sit and ponder the logical what if’s and weird things. I got to thinking about cannibals…
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The Best Kept Secret of Humanity: Why “No Choice” is a Myth
We say it all the time: “I didn’t have a choice.” We say it when we stay in a soul-sucking job. We say it when we follow a rule we hate. We say it when we react in anger. It’s a convenient phrase because it absolves us of responsibility. If there was no choice, there is…
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The Accountability Crisis: Why Owning Your Mess is Your New Superpower
This was a topic I recently spoke with my daughter about, and she told me “Mom, I wish people were taught about this.” So, here we go. We are currently living through an accountability “mid-life crisis.” If you scroll through social media or flip on a prestige drama like Yellowjackets, the pattern is the same: everyone…
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Ideas….
Over the last couple of years I have had a lot of people ask me to make a podcast about things I talk about with patients, friends, and family. I never thought the idea had much merit, and I also have no interest in everyone knowing my name. BUT, maybe people NEED to hear some…
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Exhausted by the “Therapy-Speak” Era
Y’all, I am so tired of the “Me Culture” + “Therapy Speak”. Every time I open social media I feel like I am being bombarded by people trying to push self-validation, avoid personal accountability, and making everything about themselves. So, I decided to look into it and figure out why this is poisoning us every…
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The Weight of My Heart
Fun fact: I want my heart weighed by Anubis when I die. Trust me, if I could have it done periodically while I was alive I would request that as well, but as of right now it does not appear to be an option or have a subscription model. Not to mention it would probably…
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I’m Not Rusty, I’m Just “Experimenting with Nonlinear Storytelling.”
So, I’ve been back for two days and already managed to break the first rule of blogging: Don’t just start talking like you haven’t been gone for a thousand years. My bad. Let’s try this again… I’m Racheal. This is my blog. I have some diagnoses that tend to make me funny at times. I…
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Heart and Soul
Not too long ago I was asked about the difference between the heart and the soul. My answer was actually quite simple, but feels true to me. The soul is for you and the heart is for others. Now hold on a second and hear me out on this one (I’m pretty sure I haven’t…