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On Loyalty and Abuse
In a speech I heard today, it was said that "Patriotism is not loyalty to the president but to the country (in our case, the democracy)". That brand of love…
Demystifying the layers of complex, ongoing, relational trauma- exploring how my body and mind adapted to prolonged survival. Discovering daily practices which help me return to myself.
Even with my Most Favorite People
Happy New Year
In true Magda- fashion, tired and hungry for my bed, silence, solitude, stillness, and my weighted blanket, I departed our celebration before midnight--AND nobody got even a little bothered or…
The Art of Plausible Deniability
Sometimes, what it looks like is all anyone (not looking too closely) will see. Oh look, the wise benevolent docotor is helping so many girls. As I listend to one…
My JOB
"Mom, have you ever felt suicidal?", asked my son. I admitted: "Yeh, but mostly only on special occasions when I was tethered to people who shunned and criticized me literally…