My Inner Knowing

01/01/2026

The first thing we see is the darkness.

Then, almost without noticing, it begins to open.

A year of moving forward without always seeing the full path.

Of trusting motion before clarity comes.

Of learning that light often comes because we keep going, not because we waited until we felt ready.

The spiral reminds us that growth doesn’t move in straight lines.

The coastline reminds us how much perspective changes when we pause long enough to look.

And the people remind us why the climb matters at all.

As we step into 2026, we are not chasing resolution.

Instead choosing...

Presence and Relationship.

To keep moving...
from shadow into understanding,
from effort into steadiness,
from knowing about myself into trusting myself.

Here’s to the quiet courage it takes to keep moving toward the light. ✨

12/30/2025

There’s something about slowing down enough for the body to speak.

As I sit here, wrapped in a blanket, watching the lake breathe, this question from Dr. David Bedrick keeps returning:

“What lives in me that isn’t free to live fully in the world?”

Not as a demand.
Not as a problem to solve.
But as an invitation—to notice what softens, what tightens, what wants a little more room.

Dr. David Bedrick, author of The Unshaming Way

12/30/2025

Neither Walker nor I grew up with strong examples of healthy relationships. We’ve both stumbled. We’ve both had to figure things out as we've gone along.

What kept us going was hope and a shared desire for something different. Safety within ourselves. Safety with each other. A relationship that felt steady enough to grow inside of.

Because when we feel more capable in these areas — when we start to believe “I can do this, I can figure this out” — life feels more manageable. Less overwhelming. More grounded.

If this resonates, and you want to build healthier patterns in your relationships, starting with the one you have with yourself, our course was created for exactly this work.

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12/29/2025

Today in Oregon, we took the road less traveled.

Not because we were certain where it would lead, but because something in us said, This Way.

There’s a moment on every road where you realize you’ve gone far Enough.

Not too far.

Just far enough to know when it’s time to pause, turn, or choose a different kind of guidance.

And sometimes, that guidance isn’t more effort or more certainty, it’s a lighthouse.

A steady reminder that direction doesn’t always come from pushing forward, but from orienting yourself to what’s already there.

Nature has a way of teaching what the nervous system already knows...
when to explore,
when to stop,
and when to look for light ✨️

12/28/2025

Our nervous systems are always in conversation—with the world, with nature, and with each other.

Regulation can look like moss and water.

Like laughter shared in front of a waterfall.

Like standing at the edge of something vast and remembering: I belong here.

Healing doesn’t always happen in therapy rooms.

Sometimes it happens in connection, in beauty, and in moments that bring us back into our bodies.

This is inner knowing, practiced.

12/27/2025

What happens when the hardest parts of family life go unspoken?

In this first conversation of our Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up, we explore what it’s like to grow up in silence about mental health—the confusion, shame, and self-blame that often follow, and the longing for honesty that could have made all the difference.

We talk about why parents may have avoided these conversations, what children make up in the absence of clarity, and how we can begin to shift the cycle now by creating more openness, language, and emotional safety for ourselves and our families.

These are tender topics, and they won’t all fit into 10 or 15 minutes, but we hope this gives you a place to start—and permission to keep going.

—Walker & Theresa

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12/23/2025

“It’s hard to feel confident in the world when no one showed you how it works.”

A listener shared how disorienting it felt to enter adulthood without guidance on the basics — from tipping and budgeting to navigating unfamiliar situations. Theresa and Walker reflect on how easy it is to assume everyone else knows something you don’t, and how quickly that turns into shame or avoidance.

They explore the deeper ache beneath that experience: wanting to slow down, learn without judgment, and feel capable again. Together, they unpack how early experiences shape the way we approach new skills as adults — and offer a gentler way forward rooted in curiosity, clarity, and patience.

This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt lost in the practical parts of life — and a reminder that support is something we all deserve, no matter when it arrives.

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12/23/2025

Last night, under the winter solstice sky, we gathered to slow down.

To listen.

To notice the quiet voice inside that keeps persisting—even in the dark.

We didn’t try to fix it or force it louder.

We simply gave it space.

And somehow, that was enough. ✨

The longest night reminds us that light doesn’t disappear—it waits.

12/21/2025

12/21/2025

Today we honor the Winter Solstice,
the quiet turning point, where the longest night completes its work and the light begins its return.

We loosen our grip on what has weighed us down,
setting it gently into the dark, and we notice the small fractures, the places where light already knows how to enter.

Preparations are complete.

We stand at the threshold, waiting for the arrival of our fellow travelers, ready to walk together toward what is being born.

12/20/2025

Several months ago, we asked a simple question:
What’s one conversation you wish your parents had with you growing up?

The responses stayed with us. They were honest, emotional, and deeply human. Many named things that were never spoken, but still shaped who they became.

This series is our response. Conversations We Needed With Our Parents Growing Up explores the conversations so many of us didn’t get around emotional safety, shame, boundaries, repair, and the longing to be seen and known. These short episodes are an invitation to slow down, reflect, and notice what still lives in you.

You don’t have to be a parent to be here.
Just someone who’s ever wished for a different kind of conversation.

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We’re glad you’re here.

12/19/2025

This month, we’re curling up with Wintering by Katherine May, a gentle invitation to notice the quieter seasons within us.

One of the things Katherine May does so beautifully in Wintering is remind us that these seasons, these pauses, the slowing, these internal shifts, are not failures. They are invitations. Invitations into more compassion, more honesty, more alignment, and deeper connection with the parts of ourselves we tend to overlook when life moves too fast.

❄️ A read for anyone navigating a hard season, craving rest, or learning to trust the ebb and flow of their own life.

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