The Healing Power of Strong Shoulders
When I was growing up, I was really self-conscious of my shoulders. I hated how "imbalanced" my body felt with such broad shoulders and such…
A Therapy Swan Song: Two(ish) Years of Learning to be Brave
On Monday, my therapist said she thinks we've reached the "maintenance" stage of my sessions. That basically means that we'll do a check-in at the…
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Yes, Everyone “Does” Vulnerabilty. No, You Can’t Decide You Don’t.
The first time I watched one of Brene Brown's shame-resilience TED Talks was the first time I felt I truly understood where so many of…
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Lies Society Tells Us: Vulnerability is (NOT) Weakness
When I first started guiding Boyfriend through the process of Supporting A Partner With An Eating Disorder, he struggled with expressing the softness I needed…
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On Scarcity Culture: The Never Enoughs
I'm going to start by saying I suck at vulnerability. Everything I talk about in this series is something I am actively working on (and…
Katlyn Cardoso 