My Writing and Collaborations

Anna Stern and Aida Manduley Anna Stern and Aida Manduley

How to Feel Your Feelings and Why You Should Try

Our feelings can be just like small children. They have a deep need to be heard, to be held, without judgment or rejection. To be held with compassionate curiosity. How can you be with yourself in a way that says “I am here. This is okay. Whatever comes up right now is okay,” especially if you’ve been taught the opposite?

This article was co-authored with Aida Manduley; you can access the full text on their site by clicking “read more.”

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Anna Stern and Aida Manduley Anna Stern and Aida Manduley

What Kind of Relationship Suitcase Packer are You?

Humans are deeply complex creatures. We don’t generally relish being reduced to less than the sum of our parts. Yet the language we have to describe our relationships is full of assumptions and limitations.

We deserve better.

This series is titled “Electrons, Suitcases, and Mixing Boards: New Tools To Get The Relationships You Want.” It’s co-written by Aida Manduley and Anna Stern. This is part 1 of 4. You can access the full text on Aida’s site by clicking “read more.”

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