• Community Resilience: Skills, Supplies, and Local Strength

    Most people are only three days away from panic. Not because they are weak… But because modern life depends on fragile systems most people neither understand nor control. Electricity. Water. Internet. Banking. Fuel. Food supply chains. GPS. Communication systems. Most people assume these systems will continue functioning smoothly because they always have. Until they don’t. …

  • Stoic Philosophy: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life

    Practical insights for finding calm, clarity, and resilience in times of stress and uncertainty In an age of constant distraction, anxiety, outrage, and information overload, it is remarkable that teachings written over two thousand years ago still speak so directly to the human experience. Join us for an evening of thoughtful conversation exploring the enduring …

  • Finding Clarity in an Age Saturated with Fear-Based Media

    Questioning the Narrative What if the most important thing happening in the world right now is not outside of us, but within us? This week, community member Steve Jovanovic invites us into an evening of deep questioning, reflection, and conversation about the stories shaping modern life — and the inner wisdom required to navigate uncertain …

  • Is It True? Questioning the Stories, Assumptions, and Beliefs That Shape Our Lives

    How often do we mistake our interpretations for reality? See blog post: https://marielsomatictherapy.com/hold-it-up-to-the-light-a-simple-practice-for-questioning-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/ A friend doesn’t return a text. A conversation feels awkward. A plan falls apart. Within moments, our minds begin weaving stories, drawing conclusions, and making assumptions. Some of those stories serve us well. Others quietly limit our freedom, our relationships, and our …