The Yoga Therapist Who Couldn’t Practice

On rebuilding a self that could hold itself

51 mins ago • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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October 2025

I Fled and Chose at the Same Time

After my divorce, I didn’t just leave the house, I left the entire city for a place I’d always wanted

Oct 28 • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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The Teachers We Didn't Expect

Life As We See It: On presence, grief, and the wisdom we almost missed

Oct 21 • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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Nancy E. Holroyd, RN

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The House That Held Me While I Broke

Sometimes the spaces that hold us have to leave so we learn to hold ourselves.

Oct 17 • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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The Four-Year Conversation We Never Had

I knew for four years that my marriage was over. So did he. We just never said it out loud.

Oct 10 • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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September 2025

5 Ways Trying To Control Aliveness Actually Destroys It

A month of noticing how control smothers aliveness, and what happens in the space between almost and yes

Sep 30 • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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I Almost Walked Past Him (and why that matters)

How the smallest interruptions of our automatic responses create the biggest cultural shifts

Sep 23 • 

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The Day My Financial Identity Died

Life as We See It: Strawberries, Yoga Studios, and the Stories Money Tells About Who We're Allowed to Be

Sep 22 • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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Teri Leigh 💜

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Life As We See It: Money, Survival, and Aliveness (Live Replay)

How We Learned to Receive: Money, Help, and Saying “Yes, thank you.”

Sep 20 • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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Teri Leigh 💜

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We Were Supposed To Go Home For Dinner, Instead We Found Magic

Standing in a parking lot at 6 PM: the choice between efficiency and aliveness

Sep 9 • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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The Flinch That Kills Connection Before It Can Breathe

The split-second recoil from being actually known

Sep 2 • 

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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August 2025

My Brain Saved My Life — Now It Tortures Me Twice a Week

What my nervous system charges for miracles

Aug 26 • 

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