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Author Archives: linabranter
On my Toxic Relationship to Time
I was listening to the On Being podcast the other day and I heard a phrase that struck me the way a mallet hits a gong. It was one of the last interviews the poet and philosopher, John O’Donohue, gave … Continue reading
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Tagged random thoughts, reflections, time
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We Are All Octopuses
I read a book a few months ago entitled The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness. I had never given much thought to octopuses before, but it turns out they are remarkable, completely alien … Continue reading
Posted in Personal blog
Tagged compassion, Octopus, random thoughts, reflections, Self-compassion, Shame
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General Trauma and Get Over Yourself Books: An Annotated Biographical Bibliography
[I started writing this months ago- crap. Just clicked the link- November] I was listening to CBC this morning. The Sunday Edition was airing the second part of an episode on the hundredth anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Michael Enright … Continue reading
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Tagged Annotated Bibliography, Hellish year, self-awareness, self-help
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SEX:An Annotated Biographical Bibliography
This might come as a shocker, but this post was very hard for me to write. I spent most of my life not even talking about sex, let alone writing about it publicly. So why? Why put myself out there … Continue reading
Posted in A Day in the Life, Books, Personal blog
Tagged Annotated Bibliography, Hellish year, Sex, Sexuality education
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Help
Right now I am sitting in the back of my mother’s garden beside my garden gnome shed where I have been living for just over a year. Inside the shed are a bunch of empty boxes, waiting to be filled … Continue reading
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Hell Years: Introduction to an Annotated Bibliography
Reading. Reading is my comfort, my addiction, my solace. For most of my life I have been able to get lost in a book. Get lost in a book. I never really thought about that phrase before, what it means. … Continue reading
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Tagged Annotated Bibliography, Hellish year
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You Only Meet Yourself
It is strange how things come into your life when you most need them. I made a friend recently. We met at a social networking event. The room was crowded and noisy and you had to yell to be … Continue reading
Posted in A Day in the Life, Inspiration, Parenting Confessions, Personal blog
Tagged Death, Grief, random thoughts, sister
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