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Exercises in Grounding from The Art of Healing Trauma (Through Healing Exercises, Stories, and Research) Blog
“Briefly, the basic principle is: Holding your breath, shortness of breath, constrained and tense breath, rapid breath = survival, fight/flight/freeze, activation of the nervous system, stress. Natural, full, diaphragmatic breaths = opening up to life beyond survival, opening up to calmness, regulation of the nervous system, bringing about physical relaxation, improving health, being able to…
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Australia: Criminalise ‘Image-Based Sexual Assault’
Originally posted on Tech and Law: Australia needs to criminalise ‘image-based sexual assault’. This includes: revenge porn – the non-consensual sharing of intimate images; morphed porn – the non-consensual doctoring of ordinary images into pornographic material; and parasite porn – the non-consensual sharing of ordinary images onto pornographic websites. Online sexual exploitation can happen to anyone but…
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The Quietus | Features | 2010 A Glass Half Full | Interview: Beat Disconnection – James Murphy Says Goodbye To LCD
I got to see one of my DJ heroes this weekend. They were fan-freaking-tastic btw. I love this old article, because he mirrors what I have said about living without fear and what happens when you do. “I was always afraid of myself and afraid of people. I was like, what the fuck’s going to…
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Global Citizen
Very heartfelt speech focused on connecting with women around the world. Jolie plainly says that she doesn’t know why she was chosen for the life she leads, but she acknowledges how privileged it is and how we need to see how connected we are. Moving speech by Jolie who recently was appointed as visiting professor at…
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On the culture of busyness and multi-tasking…
“If you pay your phone, the same amount of time that you pay your girlfriend [or partner], then you got a problem.” – Elle (Elle Cast 2.2)
Elle Madelyn
Alert. Aware. Mindful.
Elle Madelyn 