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Dec 18, 2021

Hope, Fear, & The Climate Crisis

What if I told you that we need hope and fear to save humanity from our own demise? Ancient Chinese philosophy teaches us the concept of dualism through Yin and Yang. It is the idea that opposite or contrary forces can be complementary and interdependent in the natural world —…

Climate Change

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Hope, Fear, & The Climate Crisis
Hope, Fear, & The Climate Crisis
Climate Change

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Apr 2, 2021

Why You Should Write Your Eulogy On Your Birthday

An Alternative Approach to Reflecting on Life — Birthdays are weird. For some, they consist of a celebration, others mourn the day, and some choose to avoid the day altogether. These three categories, of course, being a generalization of sorts, but, you get the point. Birthdays arouse different emotions in each of us. For me, my birthday has…

Birthday

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Why You Should Write Your Eulogy On Your Birthday
Why You Should Write Your Eulogy On Your Birthday
Birthday

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Sep 14, 2020

The Chameleon

“You’re sneaky, you know,” she said, glancing at me sharply. I stood there in silence, waiting for the avalanche of stories to erupt from her core. She had been boiling over for some time now, stooping around before the deepest thoughts were ready to be summoned. “Tell me,” I said…

Self Love

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The Chameleon
The Chameleon
Self Love

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Dec 12, 2019

Amidst Fear Lives Love & Safety

New York, New York — Around 10 pm, after basking in the sounds of jazz, my friend and I wandered over to the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway stop, ready to go home. My laugh lines were imprinted on my face, and my feet danced down the subway stairs with a…

Safety

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Amidst Fear Lives Love & Safety
Amidst Fear Lives Love & Safety
Safety

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Nov 24, 2019

The key to children’s attention: Somatics

“Without the body there is nothing to reflect upon, to touch, to feel, to think about, to enter into relationship with. Without the body the possibility of contact with others or oneself is simply not possible. It is only through our bodies — our ability to see, hear, touch, sense…

Mental Health

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The key to children’s attention: Somatics
The key to children’s attention: Somatics
Mental Health

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Aug 19, 2018

Solo Travel: Life’s Greatest Teacher

Right now at this moment, I’m sitting on an airport chair, trying to ignore the bacteria gorwing on it from dozens of humans that sat on it in the hours before me. …

Travel

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Solo Travel: Life’s Greatest Teacher
Solo Travel: Life’s Greatest Teacher
Travel

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Jul 26, 2018

A Spiritual Time for Growth: The Blood Moon and Shabbat

This Friday, June 27th, we will experience a full moon combined with the energy of a lunar eclipse, bringing forward a profoundly transformative time. …

Eclipse

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A Spiritual Time for Growth: The Blood Moon and Shabbat
A Spiritual Time for Growth: The Blood Moon and Shabbat
Eclipse

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May 31, 2018

Body Image Coping: How Do We Heal From Negative Comments?

“Raise your hand if you don’t have boobs! Why aren’t you raising your hand?” asks my elementary school friend. I am 10 years old. “Are you anorexic?” asks my crush in the hallways of our junior high. I am 12 years old. “You’re a nine. You would be a 10…

Self Improvement

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Body Image Coping: How Do We Heal From Negative Comments?
Body Image Coping: How Do We Heal From Negative Comments?
Self Improvement

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May 13, 2018

Body Hate. When Does it Begin?

When I think about Mother’s day, there is one memory that specifically comes to mind. I am thirteen years old and balling my eyes out. The hot tears that stream down my face do not have time to dry on my skin before another wave comes crashing down. And then…

Body Image

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Body Hate. When Does it Begin?
Body Hate. When Does it Begin?
Body Image

4 min read

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Shelby Parks

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Harmonizing people’s relationship with themselves & the natural world through storytelling.

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