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Existential Kink & Why It Hurts So Good

Suffering ends where meaning begins

I penned that phrase a few years ago. Then a few months ago, as my life-as-I-knew-it exploded, it stopped feeling entirely true. I was suffering even...

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Heal the Madonna/Whore Split

For several years now, my soul has whispered, Eros is what will restore our fragmented world. And the world starts with you, Kelly.

Eros, to my mind, is embodied life-force energy. It is the...

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Mikhaila Peterson Interview

I loved this interview experience with Mikhaila Peterson, and I hope you enjoy our no holds barred convo!

Mikhaila Peterson is the daughter of world-renowned psychologist and author, Jordan...

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How The Invisible Corset Disconnects Women From Their Bodies

The Invisible Corset

The invisible corset is a set of culturally-inherited beliefs that make us as uncomfortable and restricted in our bodies as whalebone corsets once did. While the invisible...

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Releasing Judgment...of Yourself

I’m sure you’ve heard the spiritual trope — let go of what no longer serves you

But does that actually mean anything to you? Do you really have any idea what it would...

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Reclaim Your Self: Silent Retreat as a Healing Tool

This blogpost was written prior to March 2020.

If Seinfeld and Woody Allen had a love child, it might have been me the week of my first silent retreat experience. The neurotic detritus of my mind...

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Yogi Bhajan and the Kundalini Community: Premka's Own Your Self Journey

I used to hate men. And, all the while, as I attended a male-dominated college, and entered into a male-centric profession, I was diligently working to emulate what I perceived to be characteristic...

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When It's Time to Wo/Man Up

This blog post contains excerpts from my new book, Own Your Self, now available for pre-order.

Do you have Victim Stories being told in your life right now? Ways that things consistently suck,...

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Falling Up

This blog post contains excerpts from my new book, Own Your Self, now available for pre-order.

Have you ever been in a life free fall?

Complete with the sense that you’re heading...

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Rock Bottom: The One Big Lie Your Mind Will Tell You When You're In Your Darkest Moment

This blog post contains excerpts from my new book, Own Your Self, now available for pre-order.

“How much longer?” I pleaded in the direction of the long space-time tunnel that...

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Mystical Experience to Cure Childhood OCD

This story and related topics are explored in my new book, Own Your Self, now available for pre-order.

Last year, I had the intense pleasure and deep privilege of sitting with like-minded...

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Why To Stop Complaining

This blog posts contains excerpts from my new book, Own Your Self, now available for pre-order.

What happens when you get the thing you wanted?

We all know the answer…your attention...

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