Hearing Out Life Drama  Blog

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I remember standing at my grandparents’ farm auction, watching pieces of a lifetime scatter into other people’s hands.

Chairs, tools, dishes, furniture, boxes of things that...

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There’s a moment most adults recognize, even if they can’t name it.

You share something meaningful — maybe an idea, a worry, a story, or even a small accomplishment. And the...

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When people are overwhelmed, the deepest pain often isn’t the conflicting emotions they’re feeling.
It’s the judgment they place on themselves for having them.

You can love you...

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For me, uncertainty first became real when I was about eleven years old. Something important was shifting in my family. I didn’t know the details. I didn’t know the outcome. ...

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There was a time when I used to type out how I was really doing — and then delete it.

I would open a message, begin to tell the truth, and feel something tighten inside me. ...

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There is a particular kind of discomfort that comes with feeling stuck.

It’s not always dramatic. Sometimes it’s quiet and persistent, like a low hum you can’t quite turn of...