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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


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


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


"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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Nov 28, 20236 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


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jan 22, 20236 min read


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...

Karyn Resch Brackney
Jan 7, 20235 min read
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