the Self Study Papers
Welcome to the blog by the Duality Project. We're so glad you're here. Within these papers, you'll find stories, explorations of ideas, emotions, and learnings. Take what you need and leave the rest.
Storytime with Kate
Well, I was on the internet the other day and I was actually hit with a post where I was like... Yes. Immediately yes.
I don't know if you know this about me, but I recently took some much needed time away from instagram. When it was happening I was like, "this is it!...
Storytime with Ruby
It could be better.
My heart's racing.
I step into the bathroom and close the door behind me. I put my hands on the counter to stabilize myself so I don't buckle to the floor.
Ok.
Resolve washes over me like a tidal wave.
Oh, shit. Shit shit shit shit shit.
I look up into my...
Storytime with Kate
Y'all, I had a little growth moment the other day!
One of my favorite things about My Self Study Practice is that, consistently, for a decade, I've witnessed myself show up differently. Of course it happens in big moments - when I make big choices to do something big....
Storytime with Ruby
As of yesterday Jake (my husband) and I have lived in Colorado for 500 days. My favorite parts about being here are our apartment mountain view and having my sister as my neighbor.
Being somewhere new takes time to acclimate, but I'm not sure I'll ever get used to people at...
Storytime with Kate
Ruby and I have just hired a coach for our business.
We've been stuck.
Stuck on marketing, stuck on sales, not getting what we want out of the business we've been pursuing since our early 20s. Building this business has been on the sidelines of our lives going on 10 years.
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When I first entered the work of Self Study, my eyes were opened to the inequities of the world. I began learning the ways that I've perpetuated systems of oppression within my own life as a white woman, and I started seeing how the systems were rigged against my humanness, and others.
A lot of...
Every day you make choices for yourself - the choice to get out of bed or not. The choice to brush your teeth or not. The choice to perpetuate harm or to be a source of healing. The choice to do it the same way you've done it every day in the past or to do something differently.
A lot...
Every day you make choices for yourself - the choice to get out of bed or not. The choice to brush your teeth or not. The choice to do something about the burnout that you know is coming or to come home to yourself. The choice to do it the same way you've done it every day in the past or to do...
Every day you make choices for yourself - the choice to get out of bed or not. The choice to brush your teeth or not. The choice to perpetuate harm or to be a source of healing. The choice to do it the same way you've done it every day in the past or to do something differently.
A lot...
Every day you make choices for yourself - the choice to get out of bed or not. The choice to brush your teeth or not. The choice to perpetuate harm or to be a source of healing. The choice to do it the same way you've done it every day in the past or to do something differently.
A lot of...
Every day you make choices for yourself - the choice to get out of bed or not. The choice to brush your teeth or not. The choice to do it the way your parents or caregivers did it or to do it differently. The choice to do it the same way you've done it every day in the past or to do something...
Have you recently been to a session with your coach or therapist and they've asked you "and how does that feel in your body?" or "and what sort of sensations do you notice in your body as you're telling me about this situation?" and you just LITERALLY had no idea where to start? You might have...
