Writings on Process & Identity

Explorations at the intersection of lived experience, relational dynamics, and cultural change. These essays apply a processual lens to make sense of the patterns shaping us.

The following are standalone pieces. Each takes a single idea and examines its underlying structure. From how we collapse and how we argue, to how we take in the news. These writings are the gateway to the framework. Think of them as focused lenses for observing the grammar of your own experience.

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The Cultural Observer

Climate Grief Isn't a Mental Illness. It's a Sane Response.

It's the feeling of registering the collapse of the larger systems you depend on. This essay argues that what we dismiss as 'climate anxiety' isn't a dysfunction; it's the understanding that the world as we knew it is gone.

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The Personal Struggle

How Can I Live When They Don't?

If you've ever felt guilty for 'still' grieving, you're not failing. You're learning to carry your love forward into a world forever changed by their absence.

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The Personal Struggle

You're Not Blocked. You're Digesting.

Stop fighting creative blocks. Start diagnosing them.

A simple guide to identifying your specific type of resistance and finding the gentle redirect that works for you.

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The Cultural Observer

The Miracle in the Hot Room.

A fresh look at the Constitutional Convention as a human drama of being utterly stuck.

More than simply politics, they were learning how to be a 'we' when everything pulled them apart.

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Modern Discourse

Political polarization explained structurally.
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The Personal Struggle Coming Soon

You’re Not Who You Were This Morning.

Let's walk through an ordinary day and see the subtlety of change across it.
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The Family Unit

How to navigate the unique weather of your family's identity. Learn to forecast the pressure systems.
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From Reading to Practice

These writings explore the 'why' and 'what'. To engage with the 'how', visit the Practice Hub, where concepts become interactive tools for self-observation.
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