Tag: emotions

Libra Season

Jenna September 21, 2021 No Comments

Welcome to Libra season and hello autumn! Unless you live in Richmond where it is humid as hell, and we appear to be in second summer hopefully heading into actual

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Interpersonal Effectiveness

Jenna September 13, 2021 No Comments

Just before Ben and I got married, the officiant looked at both of us and and told us the secret to a happy life together. “Just be kind to each

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Women’s Equality

Jenna August 26, 2021 No Comments

I find it quite fitting that Women’s Equality Day (8/26) is during Virgo season. Or maybe it’s some terrible astrological joke considering its symbol is the Virgin (Mary). The definition

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Emotional Regulation

Jenna August 24, 2021 No Comments

I have actually written quite a bit about emotional regulation, mainly because I suck at managing my own. I was not taught this in school, and it was definitely not

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Virgo Season

Jenna August 22, 2021 2 Comments

Virgo season runs from August 23 to September 22, and is ruled by Mercury. You know? The planet that when it goes into retrograde the electronics start acting all wonky.

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Cat’s Night

Jenna August 17, 2021 No Comments

As the Irish folklore goes, a witch could turn herself into a cat. On August 17, she transformed for the ninth time, and was unable to turn herself back. This

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Jenna, You Should…

Jenna August 10, 2021 No Comments

Do this. Do that. Go left. Turn right. Fuuuuuuuuck. Can I ever do anything right? According to everyone else, no. Isn’t that what we are taught growing up? To be

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Back to the Basics

Jenna August 6, 2021 No Comments

I’m sad. I’ve been that way for a bit now. I can see it in the pictures that I take. I am smiling, but it doesn’t quite reach my eyes.

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Distress Tolerance

Jenna June 26, 2021 No Comments

Life isn’t fair. This one took me years to swallow. (Hello privilege!) I fought pretty hard to hide from it though. I wanted to keep it all inside. The unspoken

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Mindfulness

Jenna May 31, 2021 No Comments

Ah the vaguest word in the dictionary these days! Except maybe for vulnerability or authenticity. The whole concept of mindfulness has evaded me for years, or rather I was avoiding

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