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Hi, I’m Carie. I write daily posts about navigating these times.

And I teach Introducing Mindfulness. Learn more.

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I hope this helps

I debated writing about this. But since it happened, I’ve wanted to shrink. I’ve wanted to hide. And at this age and stage, I’m not willing to do either.

I have far more interesting things to write about than this, but I can’t get back to sharing until I speak up. I trust this will reach those who need to see it.

Poem by the incredible Nikita Gill.

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Burn it 🔥

I am ready to speak about something I don’t talk about. It’s written. I will share soon.

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Men

I wrote a lot more on this topic today, but it’s not quite ready to share. Since I missed yesterday, I’m just sharing the part I feel confident about. ☀️❤️

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This and that can be true

Most days I’m confident. Over-confident, some might say. But I also have days like today, where everything I thought about myself was disasterous. It was a perfect day to allow my big feelings to flow, and I gratefully had the time and space to do so. It was also a day that I should not — NOT — judge my entire body of work.