"My Kid Is Broken!": When the Script Fails
Over Thanksgiving break, I worked on potty-training my daughter. If I'm going to be totally honest, I have to say this: never have I felt...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Oct 23
- 8 min
Belonging: Queer Spirituality
You were always meant to belong without fear. ----- I attended a retreat in Breckenridge earlier this month. Though I didn’t know it...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Oct 12
- 8 min
Self-Care: Radical Resistance
I talk about self-care daily—with my depressed clients, with my traumatized clients, with my burned-out clients, with my compassion...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Sep 19
- 7 min
Motherhood: Practicing an Unholy Spirituality
In 2021, I was asked to give a blessing at my church on Mother’s Day. It was my first Mother’s Day, just a few months after I had become...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Sep 7
- 7 min
The Magic of Being Human: Oxytocin
You are snuggling with your new baby in the hospital, just hours after his birth. The blood pressure cuff beeps as it turns on, but you...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Aug 19
- 7 min
Mirrors & Shadows: How to Heal
When I was younger, I had a terrible temper. Those who know me now might find this hard to believe; friends and clients describe my...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Aug 1
- 7 min
Oppenheimer: Integration vs. Damnation
I saw Oppenheimer last Saturday. Seeing movies in the theater was one of the things I missed the most during COVID. The first movie I can...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Jul 7
- 7 min
Not Just For A Lucky Few: Exploring Secure Attachment
My daughter’s life began at the height of COVID-19, during the winter of 2020-2021. Quarantined with my vulnerable newborn, I had no...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Jun 9
- 11 min
Coming Out, Coming In: Queer & Christian
It was those cute little genderbread men. I was attending a trans awareness event put on by PFLAG of Lafayette, CO (PFLAG is a large...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- May 28
- 7 min
Let's Say the Worst Happens: Imagination in the Face of Despair
My toddler is a sprinter. She also hates riding in carts. This means that, when we go to Target or the grocery store, she is either...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- May 18
- 6 min
A Letter to Young Adults: The Best, Worst Years of Your Life
Dear 20-somethings: This decade might be one of the hardest decades of your entire life. It’s just fucking hard. There’s no way around...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Apr 29
- 6 min
Embodying Mercy: Body Hatred & Attachment
I hate having nothing to wear. And yet, I loathe shopping, and I have low confidence in my ability to choose clothing that’s in style....
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Apr 7
- 5 min
Self-Compassion: Flourishing Through Failures
I was supposed to write this blog post last weekend. I’ve been so proud of my consistency in creating posts every two weeks. But last...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Mar 21
- 7 min
Like Waves on the Beach: The Circle of Security
My earliest memory is of my mother’s voice. She was calling my name. “Karyn! Karyn!” But the urgency of her voice couldn’t quite cut...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Mar 4
- 7 min
The Neurobiology of Freaking Out: The Window of Tolerance
Lest any of you think therapists are better at life than you are, here is a true story that just happened last week: I’m driving my...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Feb 19
- 6 min
Re-telling, Re-embodying: Attachment Healing
Ever seen those posts on social media asking people to describe what they do for a living? The firefighter says, “I bust through your...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Feb 5
- 6 min
Creating Space: Values & Yucky Feelings
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Jan 22
- 6 min
The Ability to Trust: Attachment & Spirituality
I am the oldest of five children. One of my earliest memories is of cuddling my mother’s belly when she was pregnant with my brother. I...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Jan 7
- 5 min
So What's This Attachment Thing You're Always Talking About?
My daughter loves her baby doll. It’s part of our bedtime routine, to wrap the baby up, give her kisses, and lay her down to sleep. The...
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Karyn Resch Brackney
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
New Year, New Blog (almost)
As the year concludes, I am starting to dream about 2023. A new workshop, a new online course, a new schedule…and yes, a new blog! I have...
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