Welcome to the Writing
For years, I've been fascinated by what contributes to a more authentic, connected, and meaningful life.
vim & zen began as the work I needed. It became the work I do.
This space is where I'll share thoughts, questions, and ideas about the relationship we have with ourselves and how it shapes our relationships with others.
Some posts will be practical. Others will be personal. Some may simply be questions I'm still exploring.
I'm glad you're here.
ā€” Natalie
For a long time, I kept a list in my head of good emotions and bad emotions. Happy, grateful, and calm were on the good side. Sad, angry, and resentfu...
Your body notices things before you do. The tight chest before a hard conversation. The heavy feeling when a certain name shows up on your phone. The ...
Maybe you've had this moment. A sentence comes out of your mouth in a parent's exact tone. About money, or what counts as lazy, or what a good mother ...
Think of someone you trust. Now think about how they earned it. Probably not by saying "trust me." People say that all the time, and it never once cre...
We've all been told to "love yourself." Great advice. Except most of us secretly added a condition: I will, once I've earned it.
That's the trap Self...
You have a relationship with yourself whether you have ever thought about it or not.
It's how you talk to yourself. Whether you trust your own decisi...
We've all been told to "be yourself." Great advice. Except nobody taught us how to figure out who that is.
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That's what Self-Knowledge is. It's the...
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