Healing by Thinking.
Thinking by Being.
Re:Mind Studio
is an independent essay studio
dedicated to thinking about
trauma, recovery, humanity, society, technology, and love.
The writings here do not sell comfort.
They offer a language for thinking.
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Fractal Structures
Today, I went up the small mountain behind our house. Originally, I had planned to go during my designated “Sunday health-care time” (though these days, since my condition hasn’t been great, almost every hour feels like health-care time, haha). My mom suggested we go together today, so I agreed and followed along. We walked up…
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[Netflix ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ Review #1] Housework Is a Human Language
Why does “being good at housework” get criticized? These days, when someone says, “He’s good at housework,” there’s almost always someone who immediately pushes back, calling it a “patriarchal expression.” I don’t agree. Housework isn’t something you do because you’re told to; it’s an everyday skill you naturally learn out of respect for the people…
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The Beginning of Recovery
Seven Years of Depression, Twenty-Seven Years of Complex PTSD Early recovery responses commonly described by professionals 1. Emotional flashbacksEmotions replay as if from the past, even without a triggering situation—tears, helplessness, excessive guilt, and the like. 2. Somatic releaseAs the body begins to release tension on its own, it may respond with drowsiness, pain, tears,…