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the Self Study Papers

Welcome to the blog by the Duality Project. We're so glad you're here. Within these papers, you'll find stories, explorations of ideas, emotions, and learnings. Take what you need and leave the rest.

Gain Confidence: From Anger to Fear, Feel Your Feelings acceptance anger courage fear newsletters self study Aug 09, 2023

Storytime with Kate

Part of what My Self Study Practice has taught me over the years is what, explicitly, am I feeling. The specificity of knowing how I feel has helped me actually feel my feelings instead of reacting to them and letting them hijack my behavior.

This feels really empowering...

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From Perfectionism to Empowerment: Embrace Your Inner Sparkle acceptance courage newsletters self study trust Aug 03, 2023

Storytime with Ruby

Have you ever experienced a week where the Universe seems to be sending you a constant, powerful message?  That's exactly how my week has been - a series of events and conversations with a singular, common theme.

If I were to distill the essence of this message from...

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Creating Fierce and Meaningful Relationships: Tips to Embracing Intimacy and Setting Boundaries boundaries relationship development self study Jul 25, 2023

Storytime with Kate

yes, there's a point...to your dreams, your fantasies, and the things you long for


So in my email a few weeks ago I shared that I'm writing a weekly love letter to my last week's self and my next week's self.

I'm loving this practice.

And when I wrote my letter to last week...

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From Fear to Freedom: Embracing the Next Right Thing courage freedom self study Jul 21, 2023

Storytime with Ruby


It's helpful to look back and see how it's all worked out.

I've been exceptionally reflective lately, contemplating the choices I've made along the way and how they have led me to where I am now. How those choices shape the path to my future. This introspection has brought a...

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Unlocking Your Potential with Compassion: The Magic of Love Letters and Goals compassion self awareness exercise self study Jul 10, 2023

Storytime with Kate


Well, I was on the internet the other day and I was actually hit with a post where I was like... Yes. Immediately yes.

 

I don't know if you know this about me, but I recently took some much needed time away from instagram. When it was happening I was like, "this is it!...

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The Heart of Courage: Embracing Change and the Power of Doing the Thing Jun 28, 2023

Storytime with Ruby


It could be better.

My heart's racing.

I step into the bathroom and close the door behind me. I put my hands on the counter to stabilize myself so I don't buckle to the floor.

Ok.

Resolve washes over me like a tidal wave.

Oh, shit. Shit shit shit shit shit.

I look up into my...

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My Self Study Practice: Nurturing Self-Trust and Inner Growth by Transforming Shame into Belonging self study trust Jun 21, 2023

Storytime with Kate


Y'all, I had a little growth moment the other day!

 

One of my favorite things about My Self Study Practice is that, consistently, for a decade, I've witnessed myself show up differently. Of course it happens in big moments - when I make big choices to do something big....

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The Practice of Possibility: Choosing What Feels Right courage presence self study Jun 16, 2023

Storytime with Ruby


As of yesterday Jake (my husband) and I have lived in Colorado for 500 days. My favorite parts about being here are our apartment mountain view and having my sister as my neighbor.

Being somewhere new takes time to acclimate, but I'm not sure I'll ever get used to people at...

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Fear vs. Authenticity: Choosing Honesty in Business and Life connection & community courage self study trust Jun 07, 2023

Storytime with Kate


Ruby and I have just hired a coach for our business.

We've been stuck.

Stuck on marketing, stuck on sales, not getting what we want out of the business we've been pursuing since our early 20s. Building this business has been on the sidelines of our lives going on 10 years.

...

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Why Men Need a Self Study Practice self study self study coaching self study practice May 30, 2023

When I first entered the work of Self Study, my eyes were opened to the inequities of the world. I began learning the ways that I've perpetuated systems of oppression within my own life as a white woman, and I started seeing how the systems were rigged against my humanness, and others.

A lot of...

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What is a Self Study Practice? personal development relationship development self study practice Dec 13, 2022

Every day you make choices for yourself - the choice to get out of bed or not. The choice to brush your teeth or not. The choice to perpetuate harm or to be a source of healing. The choice to do it the same way you've done it every day in the past or to do something differently.

 

A lot...

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What is a Self Study Practice and Why Should I Have One if I'm a Therapist, Coach, or Helping Professional? embodiment relationship development self study self study practice self-care Dec 13, 2022

Every day you make choices for yourself - the choice to get out of bed or not. The choice to brush your teeth or not. The choice to do something about the burnout that you know is coming or to come home to yourself. The choice to do it the same way you've done it every day in the past or to do...

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