In All Honesty | Embodying Integrity

In All Honesty | Embodying Integrity

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In All Honesty | Embodying Integrity
In All Honesty | Embodying Integrity
When life doesn't go according to plan

When life doesn't go according to plan

A practice in staying physically, mentally AND emotionally flexible

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Maris Young
Mar 15, 2024
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When life doesn't go according to plan
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Take a deep breath when reading In All Honesty by Maris Young

IN ALL HONESTY | AT A GLANCE

This week’s column is for paid subscribers, and it holds:

  • a featured story on how birthwork is reminding me to practice flexiblity

  • a somatic invitation to explore spontaneous movement

  • a writing prompt to reflect on your relationship with the unexpected

  • a few favorites I’ve been loving lately

  • a space to deepen the conversation in community comments


Oh, and be sure to check out the last column:

Feeling brand new

March 8, 2024
Feeling brand new

This has been a week filled with novelty, and, in all honesty, I’m still riding the waves...

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Working in the birth world is already beginning to highlight just how important it is to stay flexible as a general practice in life.

As humans, it is so easy to believe that because we can envision something in great detail, we can always manifest exactly what we want precisely when we want it.

In doing so, we forget to leave room for God. Plus, we also leave A LOT of room to be disappointed when life just doesn’t go according to plan…

Paid subscribers unlock the rest of this week’s prose, practice and prompt (+ my full archive of writings).

Become a paid subscriber & get access to In All Honesty all year long. Here, we’re on a quest to discover what walking in integrity looks life for each of us. If you’re into nervous system work, somatics, emotional embodiment and personal narrative, you’re in the right place. May this column inspire you to get to know yourself better✨

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