A Survival Guide for Empaths

A Survival Guide for Empaths

This is written for the empaths – those whose sensitive hardware can make this world feel so loud, confusing and overwhelming. I wrote this guide because I’ve struggled to survive in this world as an empath. And I know I’m not the only one. I’ve grown tired of seeing...
Finding God Beneath the Clench

Finding God Beneath the Clench

Underneath the clench that maintains the dominant posture, lies a sea of feeling and imagery that contradicts who you believe yourself to be. That is why you must clench—tighten your gut, armour your heart, squeeze your asshole—because to discontinue this habit would...
Pain is a Doorway to Yourself

Pain is a Doorway to Yourself

My father just left on a train. He’s been visiting me, and now he’s going back to where he lives in England. And all of a sudden, it reminds me of the time when I was a child. When he left, moved away, and never came back. It still hurts, all these years later. I hide...
Where You Find Yourself

Where You Find Yourself

I don’t want to feel it. Whatever the fuck it is, I don’t want to get close to it – that feeling lurking inside. Because I know it changes everything. The feeling is me. The feeling is my actual experience of the universe, in this moment, as I let the tingles creep...
The Woman on the Other Side of the Boundary

The Woman on the Other Side of the Boundary

She came too close. She presumed too much. She took what she needed. I’ve spent my life trying to keep her happy, making sure I’m giving her what she needs. There’s something in my base-code, an algorithm that says her emotional well-being is my responsibility. So...