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2021-11-01T10:58:08-06:00

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Position Available: Executive Awakener

Last updated on: November 1, 2021 at 10:58 am By Danielle Kingstrom

Once you begin waking up, you realize that the job you created for yourself—the job of waking others—is no longer important. You find yourself wanting to resign from the position. Or at least I did. This idea that because I am awake, others must also be awake, is an idea that once encouraged expression. Today, that expression has turned into exploitation. It’s through the exploitation of expression that a market for positions has opened. In the enterprises of social media,... Read more

2021-09-14T20:11:46-06:00

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Complaining: A Process for Healing

Last updated on: September 14, 2021 at 8:11 pm By Danielle Kingstrom

In recent days, the word “complaining” has occurred in rather synchronistical ways. In the first scenario, I was complaining about how it seems as if I am the only one listening in dialogues that I participate in. Meaning, most of the conversations I am invited into end up being hour-long monologues without a moment of consideration for my perspective or opinions on the topic. Generally, I don’t mind the monologue. In my profession, I get paid by clients to listen... Read more

2021-09-12T12:31:50-06:00

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Relationship Rituals to Strengthen the Bond

Last updated on: September 12, 2021 at 12:31 pm By Danielle Kingstrom

When I was a little girl, I feared Saturday mornings. My mom never seemed to wake up happy on the weekends. She was not a morning person. I had a routine to handle the cycle though after I enjoyed my morning cartoons, I would find something to keep me occupied until my mother came out from her cave. Dad would try to keep us quiet after he got up, but if we woke mom up, there would be hell to... Read more

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communication is lubrication

2021-07-31T14:26:29-06:00

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“Porn for Children” Deleted Tweet Reveals Deeper Message

Last updated on: July 31, 2021 at 2:26 pm By Danielle Kingstrom

I understand why so many rushed to condemn Flora Gill after her infamous deleted tweet. How dare anyone suggest porn be available for children!? But I have to ask…isn’t it already? “Someone needs to create porn for children. Hear me out. Young teens are already watching porn but they’re finding hard-core, aggressive videos that give a terrible view of sex. They need entry-level porn! A soft-core site where everyone asks for consent and no one gets choked etc.” Natural... Read more

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2021-07-08T02:19:21-06:00

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When Grief Meets Fear: Disruption & Division During a Peaceful Vigil

Last updated on: July 8, 2021 at 2:19 am By Danielle Kingstrom

Have you ever considered the notion that TV broadcast came to be as a way to test the program-ability of humans? What if we have been programmed all our lives to portray certain scenes when similar conditions presented themselves? What if we are all programmed to act out the antiquated roles of good versus evil? Cop versus robber? Democrat versus Republican? What if we knew we had a choice to respond to life’s unfortunate circumstances in an entirely developed, and... Read more

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2021-06-26T20:32:09-06:00

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Hey Girl, Can I Tell You Something?

Last updated on: June 26, 2021 at 8:32 pm By Danielle Kingstrom

I wrote this for a friend. Once I was about 2 paragraphs in, I realized that others could benefit from this message. I hope that is true. Hey. I know we don’t know each other that well. But I saw your posts. I am piecing together what is going on in your life through those posts. I realize that doesn’t grant me direct insight and proper interpretation of the meaning of your reality, but I am drawing some conclusions... Read more

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2021-06-23T16:50:03-06:00

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A Chapter on Compartmentalization & Double-mindedness

Last updated on: June 23, 2021 at 4:50 pm By Danielle Kingstrom

I have tried to cover up, drink, eat, f#ck, hide, and sweep away my feelings. To no avail, my feelings still take center stage. They consume me, control me, activate me, and affect all those in my proximity. The methods I use to dismiss my feelings are about as effective as scooping water from a pot with a slotted spoon. Sure, I spoon out traces of the feelings, but most of them stay in the pot of boiling water. These... Read more

2021-06-03T10:57:18-06:00

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New Scars Remind Me of Old Scars

Last updated on: June 3, 2021 at 10:57 am By Danielle Kingstrom

When I was almost 13, I was in a terrible car accident. I flew into the windshield. I suffered a severe concussion, lacerated my spleen, had internal bleeding, broke my arm, and had to undergo plastic surgery on my forehead and eyebrows. For the proceeding 5 years, I would undergo extensive forms of therapy and rehabilitation services to heal the brain damage I sustained that fateful November morning in 1993. Psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists, neuropsychologists, behavior therapy, you name it;... Read more

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issues are in your tissues

2021-05-28T12:09:49-06:00

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Love is the Antidote

Last updated on: May 28, 2021 at 12:09 pm By Danielle Kingstrom

May has been mayhem for me. On Mother’s Day weekend, I suffered a physical injury that has left me partly immobile. I have been dependent on my husband and children to help me with my daily mom chores and more. I have never been in a position like this—depending on others to do work while I sit still, resting and healing. One week after my injuries, my husband was effectively terminated from his position as a barn care manager. One... Read more

2021-04-27T09:38:56-06:00

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Communication is Lubrication: Dare to Ask Questions

Last updated on: April 27, 2021 at 9:38 am By Danielle Kingstrom

The internet influence of insta-reaction, anticipated reactions, and counterarguments drastically erode eroticism. Our society has graciously accepted this new way to interact with individuals that we do not know and collectively, we have endorsed this way as an anti-erotic engagement program that interrupts our most important connections. It trickles into our intimate relationships. This is one of many reasons why couples struggle to really dig into bigger conversations about their relationship. We initiate vulnerable conversations with our partners by imitating... Read more

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