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.
Howdy,
Idk about you, but I have no idea what day it is. Ain't that the way it always goes on the last week of the year? I take it as a sign that I'm right on track.
I hope this note meets you in the nebulous, too.
As we dazedly round out 2023 and saunter head-first into a brand new...
Storytime with Kate
Don't google snails... I know I didn't :)
I'm so glad it's my turn (again) to write the newsletter .
I was supposed to write to you last week but it didn't happen so I have another opportunity this week and I'm so glad I do!
BECAUSE
I just got off the phone with a client...
Storytime with Ruby
How are your holidays ramping up?
Personally, I've been crying for two days, ever since my mom decided to rent us a car from the airport instead of coming to get us tomorrow.
Now before you roll your eyes at my melodrama...
Am I just a spoiled bratty diva? Partly, sure. I...
Storytime with Ruby
I imagine this email is likely to get lost among the hustle and bustle of black friday deals and holiday prep, but I figured what the hell. On the small chance that you see it, it's worth you knowing this.
*this is also why I'm posting it here on our blog*
I was in a zoom...
Storytime with Ruby
Do you remember those days in your 20s when friendships felt like a wide-open grab bag? It was almost as if, "If they like me, I should probably like them back, right?" That’s how it was for me. I felt a duty to make room for everyone, collecting friends like cherished...
Storytime with Kate
I'm gonna start by telling you that I love kids. In order to make it through this newsletter you don't have to feel the same way... but stay with me will ya? *and do your best to read it through my lens of tenderness and awe?
I have always loved kids.
I find...
Storytime with Ruby
Have you ever found yourself stuck, holding onto something that, in reality, is holding you back?
Recently, my husband and I have been captivated by "Chimp Empire" on Netflix. (Side note: Wouldn’t “Chimpire” have been a cheeky alternative? C'est la...
Storytime with Ruby
Storytime with Kate
Hey there, I have a proposal:
LET FRIENDSHIPS BE FRIENDSHIPS AGAIN
Do you sometimes leave your interactions with your friends feelings kinda... Unfulfilled? Misunderstood? Unseen? Unheard?
Here's a big question for ya: What do you expect your friends to DO for you?
In other...
Storytime with Ruby
Hey there,
For as long as I’ve been seeing my therapist, we’ve been stuck on repeat. Seriously, since Spring 2019, it’s like a broken record 80% of the time: schedule, calendar, energy, and the never-enough-hours-in-the-day saga. My schedule isn’t just...
Storytime with Kate
Part of what My Self Study Practice has taught me over the years is what, explicitly, am I feeling. The specificity of knowing how I feel has helped me actually feel my feelings instead of reacting to them and letting them hijack my behavior.
This feels really empowering...
Storytime with Ruby
Have you ever experienced a week where the Universe seems to be sending you a constant, powerful message? That's exactly how my week has been - a series of events and conversations with a singular, common theme.
If I were to distill the essence of this message from...