mikellepoulsonApr 184 min readForgiveness is for who? The spiritual bypass of forgiveness and the gifts and wisdom given in NOT forgiving.Sometimes forgiveness CAN heal, IF it’s genuine, if there’s no other choice, if you don’t have capacity and more AND SOME things “only...
mikellepoulsonNov 7, 20249 min readSo you want to hurt me, and still be friends?Wanting peace and to be friends despite “politics” is understandable. And in some cases is actually just a mask for deeper shadows. Bear...
mikellepoulsonOct 12, 202431 min readThe WHOLE Truth: not just a 10th year reflection, but a reflection of each of the 10 yrs sober PLUS a lil back story of what it was like, what happened, & how it all started and ended and starts againMy 1st year sober I didn’t post anything (that I can find or remember) but I do remember trying to be open and brave about my struggles...
mikellepoulsonOct 12, 202415 min readA decade of discoveries: thank you and a call to reformation for this “spiritual” workApparently, I share my sober birthday with world massacres now so that’s fun. 10 seven 2014 I have 10 years sober today. Today I feel...
mikellepoulsonJul 3, 20243 min readShowing insecurity IS secure: Be wary of emotionless stoics masquerading as enlightened spiritual mastersA lot of ppl practicing emotional avoidance and calling it spirituality or “mastering acceptance”. A lot of ppl practice emotional abuse...
mikellepoulsonFeb 29, 20241 min readNeglect is AbuseUntil I saw how neglect was the abuse of starvation I was v detached from a huge chunk of my less obvious trauma. Once I could...
mikellepoulsonNov 21, 20234 min readFacets and falsehoods of forgivenessI had the pleasure of feeling and exploring deeply and all month in our meditation group we’ve been intricately examining our...
mikellepoulsonOct 18, 20234 min readNo one signs up for hurricanes. No one signs up for abuse.When the roof behind you crumbled in a category 4 hurricane but you’re still chill. See pics here https://www.instagram.com/p/CykBjx-RQbE...
mikellepoulsonMay 24, 20233 min readThe healing in the staying and the leavingWhat I started seeing a few years ago was a murky outline of how I was using #toxicpositivity and #gratitude as #spiritualbypassing...
