Book Notes: The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
A trauma psychiatrist on why the body remembers what the mind has buried — and what to do about it.
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The Old Man and the Salt
A Sufi parable about a teacher who handed his student a glass of water and a handful of salt.
On Letting Things Be Hard
A small permission for those of us who have been trying to make every difficulty easier than it actually is.
The Mustard Seed — Kisa Gotami's Story
One of the oldest stories about grief in any tradition. A young mother, her dead son, and an unexpected lesson.
Book Notes: A Grief Observed, by C.S. Lewis
A small book written in the immediate aftermath of unbearable loss. The most honest pages I know on the subject.
How to Sit With Sadness
A short practice for the days when something heavy has come.
Everything You Love Is on Loan
An attempt to put into words the truth that makes everything more precious, not less.
Book Notes: When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chödrön
A book for the kind of week you cannot fix. There is more medicine in it than you will be ready to receive.