sanctuary
love. loss. growth. and the art of becoming.
the body after birth: navigating sensuality in motherhood — mariah maddox
our bodies are our resting place. the one space that holds it all—our emotions, our desires, our tendencies, our sensuality. it grows and it changes with us throughout the seasons, over the years, through trial and error, through victory and defeat. and for that, our bodies should receive our utmost praise.
survival mode, sensuality, and regaining control — brianne patrice
by definition survival mode is an adaptive response of the human body to help us survive danger and stress. so many of us are all to familiar with this trauma response as we have learned to go through the motions of life, doing what we need to do just so we can ‘get by’. survival mode is when our flight-or-fight response is activated and living in this state of being can exist for days, weeks, months and even years at a time.