Tag Archives: Self-Exploration

Being in a Relationship…With Yourself

10th
Sep. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

Once I was silently riding an elevator with a friend when I realized in the last few quiet moments, I had been glowing, feeling ecstatic. It was one of those times where you know you were thinking something really good that felt just delightful but then it slips away and you are left going, “wait, [...]

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Executing Self-Care

20th
Aug. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

Self-Care is a concept of maintaining personal health and being gentle and curious with oneself.  We all know the old adage of  “if you can’t love yourself…” I’ve been building a better relationship with myself through purposeful self-care for about a year now.  Here I am sharing my self care secrets with you. I have [...]

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The torrid affair of the BFF

28th
Jul. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

In girl-world, the title of Best Friend is not taken lightly. You can only have one BFF and with that title comes a pact, to be best friends means forever. In film and literature we often see the best friend relationship treated as a true “soul mate”, the best friend as one’s life partner. Perhaps [...]

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Dear Diary, Journals and Stuff

22nd
Jul. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

The beauty of journaling is that it  will be mortifying at times. It is rough, it is entirely personal. There is importance made out of journaling, as though your diary is this grand life record for the future generations. But it seems that if there is anything to learn from the scores of teen diary [...]

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Feeling Feelings about other People’s Eating Disorders

26th
Jun. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

Glans Galore: photo source If you met me a few years ago and were somehow able to magically read my thoughts you would have heard “don’t eat…don’t eat….don’t eat” over and over like a blinking LED sign. There is a part of me that is very empathetic to myself at this time and to anyone [...]

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Finding Spirituality in Atheism

24th
Jun. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

Atheists often cringe at the use of the words “spiritual” and “soul.” They evoke images of a physical spirit linked to a “higher power.” But I am an atheist and, I like to think, quit spiritual. I don’t believe in the Christian or mystical notion of having a soul that lives on after we die, [...]

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UltraViolet Super Rabbit

14th
Jun. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

Lately I’ve been getting really close to the 8-year-old inside of me. She’s a fantastical person. I’ve been checking in with her daily while I’m going through tough spots, making sure she is okay. It has been coming out in what I wear. I thrifted this soft heather-gray skirt last week and it has become [...]

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Like a Virgin

11th
Jun. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

Photo Cred: Hannah and Landon I lost my virginity at age 15. In that year the term virgin had become something of an affliction. I was eager to get rid of it yet I wanted to lose it to  someone cool, someone I would feel proud to say I lost my virginity to. At 15 [...]

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Listening to your inner child

25th
May. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

A few weekends ago Ned and I were totally emotionally wiped out. We laid paralyzed, tangled and unshowered on our couch. The piles of  dirty plates, half empty soda cans and beer bottles had begun to tower.  The only thing we seemed capable of was watching episodes of Babylon 5 for hours on end. As I tried [...]

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Throw those resolutions out! (Making goals that work)

20th
Jan. × ’09
By Rachel R. White

With 09 under our belt, I know many of you are hard at work keeping your New Years resolutions. I view NYE resolutions as a pact with too much pressure. How often in July do you hear about people still working on their nye resolutions? I am going to share an exercise with you that [...]

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