The Space Between Reaction and Regulation
December 2025
Breaking the Pattern
Table of Contents
In This Issue
The Table of Contents
8 pieces across 4 departments — every essay written for the woman who is not fluent in mediocrity.
Healing
· 3 pieces
The Cover Story15 minPattern
Re-scripting past trauma — the quiet, radical work of noticing the loop that has been running your life, and choosing the next line yourself.
By The Editorial Board
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Practice9 minSignature Year-End Rituals
Five considered rituals to close a year with grace — for the body, the desk, the doorway, and the heart.
By Naomi Patel
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Longform13 minBuilt from What Survived
On post-traumatic growth, and the life that is only possible because the old one ended.
By Amara Okafor
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Lifestyle
· 2 pieces
How to give meaningfully in a material world9 minWith Intention
In a culture obsessed with wrapping paper and price tags, true generosity risks getting lost beneath the glitter. But the most profound gifts don’t just fill space; they fill souls.
By The Editorial Board
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Making sure your holidays stay merry and bright6 minThe Ultimate Holiday Playlist
You didn’t choose the day you had — but you can choose the one you want. Music as a nervous-system practice for the season.
By Sofia Ramos
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Identity
· 2 pieces
Detatched18 minNavigating Family Dynamics During the Holidays
How to enter the family home without leaving your nervous system at the door — plus a five-step psychodramatic rescripting protocol for the holidays your body remembers.
By Dr. Kwame Adjei
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Awakening the Energy of Possibility10 minYES
Changing the future by saying yes to you — on the small, biological, life-changing word that begins where fear has been living.
By The Editors
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