When you want connection ☃️—but also a cave 🕳️


Here we are in December, Reader … with all the seasonal gatherings, traditions, expectations, stress, and pressure. The holiday season tends to stir up a lot: old patterns, family dynamics, financial pressure, loneliness, expectations we never agreed to in the first place… and the desire to make everything perfect for everyone else. This is the time of year when cognitive dissonance ramps up. 💫 Part of you wants connection, simplicity, presence. 💫 Another part wants to “go along to get...