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Back on the Dance Floor: Beyond Self-Care
The past five months have felt like five years. I think most everyone who finds this post will have an idea of what I’m talking about....

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jun 510 min read


Communities of Abundance: Relationship as Resistance
I have always secretly wanted to live in a commune. If you read closely, you can see this desire woven into most of the novels I’ve...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Mar 178 min read


From Hinge to Hitched #3: Dating & Trauma
If you’re coming back after the previous blog post on dating and secure attachment, welcome. That was the easy stuff. This post, where...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Oct 25, 20248 min read


From Hinge to Hitched #2: Dating & Attachment
Welcome back to my series of blog posts on dating! Catch the first post here. This time, we’re delving into attachment theory. As an...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Oct 25, 20247 min read


From Hinge to Hitched #1: A Therapist's Thoughts on Dating
Sometimes, as a therapist, I see themes pop up in my work. They might only last a day or two, where several sessions coalesce around the...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Oct 25, 20246 min read


Managing Scarcity: Money & Attachment Theory
You know what’s the highlight of my month? Moving money into my high-yield savings account. I’m not even joking. It’s my absolute...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jul 25, 20248 min read


I’m Finally Going to Publish a Book
I just wrote a book in 23 days. It was intense. I couldn’t get it out of my head, not even when I was sleeping. I wrote over breakfast. I...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jul 9, 20247 min read


Red or Blue?: The Violence of Dichotomous Thinking
We are entering an election year. I confess, I stepped into 2024 with a feeling of dread. For years now, I’ve had clients citing stress...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Feb 29, 20249 min read


Rest: Our Way Back Home
I have been resting. I have been resting hard, resting audaciously, resting with gusto. I have been giving myself permission to do less....

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jan 21, 20248 min read


Incarnation: Embodied Love & Longing
Christmas conjures up a lot of associations for me. A mountain of presents piled under a tree. Family trips to the movie theater after...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Dec 23, 20238 min read


Original Goodness: There Is No Slippery Slope
When I was a child, my father taught me catechism. The catechism he used had been written in 1689 and, to my knowledge, had never been...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Dec 9, 20238 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Oct 23, 20238 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Oct 12, 20238 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Aug 19, 20237 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jul 7, 20237 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
May 28, 20237 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
May 18, 20236 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Apr 7, 20235 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Mar 4, 20237 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Feb 5, 20236 min read
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