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We're not meant to have all the answers: belief systems and certainty

I used to have all the answers. Not just for me, but for other people too! The arrogance. That brought me a dangerous level of certainty....

Boundaries and owning your no

‘That’s just your ego’ 'you're in your mind right now' ‘you need to be more surrendered’ ‘the feminine receives’ ‘you aren’t embracing...

On Family

This time of year, almost a year since I left the cult, has me reflecting on the meaning of family and unity. In the cult, as in many...

Are only certain activities 'spiritual'?

There isn’t anything spiritual about this, apart from everything. When I was in a cult we were told that only certain activities were...

Accepting all of yourself (even the hard bits)

Self acceptance as a foundation for love and evolution When I accept myself, who exactly am I accepting? We have different labels,...

Why are cults judgemental?

In the cult I was in, as in many cults, we considered ourselves superior to all others. We were taught that this was the ony authentic,...

The hard core of Self-care

Anything to do with slowing down, and going at your own pace, has come to be considered inferior in patriarchal grind culture; where it...

Recycling inter-generational trauma

This weekend I had a powerful ceremony in which I felt how inter-generational trauma can affect our thinking patterns, and especially our...

What is shame and how can I be free from it?

Many of us are conditioned from an early age to believe that our bodies, and our sexuality, and even ourselves are in some way shameful...