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The Braced Body: Why You’re Tense Even When Nothing Is Wrong (Part 1)

Do you clench your jaw without noticing? Do your shoulders stay tense even when you’re finally sitting down to rest? Does your body still feel like it’s working long after the day is over?This episode started with something completely ordinary. I was making the guest bed, lay dow ...  Show more

What Do We Do With a Broken Spiritual Inheritance?

A lot of us are walking around with religious trauma and a God-shaped hole.I was raised inside a version of Christianity, and I know what it can leave in the body. Shame, fear, sexual repression, homophobia, spiritual surveillance, and the feeling that your body itself was a prob ...  Show more

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