Tag: emotional-release
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Love, Without the Game

Last night, my husband was on a solo trip… My nervous system was able to relax, even the boys were able to relax. I sat up thinking about my non-negotiables for myself. Coincidentally, yesterday, I picked up a sticker out of my prize box for my students. I had just gotten some new ones and…
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How Light Escapes

It was evening, standing over the stove, like she did day after day. She felt it first as a crack— a hairline fracture, then something spreading beneath the surface. Her life had grown too small, her light too big. At first she thought it was a broken heart. Then she called it grief— mourning a…
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Episode 6- The Safest She’s Felt
She didn’t remember the night in a straight line. It came back to her in pieces — sensations more than scenes. The low hum of music. The way the light in his apartment felt warm instead of bright. The quiet confidence in how Ryan moved around the space, like he wasn’t trying to impress her…