Rest & Resistance
Welcome to Rooted Soul’s blog, a space for reflection, resource sharing, and truth telling.
I Believe You: Silence, Power, and Why Survivors Aren’t Heard
There is a question that continues to surface whenever someone discloses sexual violence. “Why didn’t they say something sooner?” It is sometimes framed as curiosity. But underneath it lives something else. Beyond the surface lives doubt, discomfort, and a collective unwillingness to fully reckon with the conditions that create silence.
When Culture Regulates: Bad Bunny, the Super Bowl, and the Nervous Systems of Community
On February 8, 2026, Bad Bunny gave many of us an offering, arguably spiritual in nature. What might otherwise be framed as entertainment was, at its heart, a practice of cultural attunement, emotional resonance, and collective regulation.
I wrote this piece as an offering and an invitation to explore different pathways to wellness. May you see that the tools to sync, to feel, and connect are at your disposal too. Practicing awareness while you experience everyday life, like listening to music or attending a family gathering, can be part of the healing you are seeking.
Staying Human During Inhumane Times
Photo by Dillon Wanner on Unsplash
We’re often told to focus on individual wellness, even as the world around us feels unstable and overwhelming. This piece explores a different truth: healing has always been relational. In times of collective stress, our wellbeing is not just a personal responsibility. It’s something we tend together, through connection, care, and community.
Reflections on Change: Listening for What the Body Already Knows
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This season invites us to move beyond resolutions and toward listening. Change doesn’t begin in January or in the mind alone. It begins in the body, in rest, in cycles older than the calendar itself.
Grief Isn’t Linear: Reflections on Loss, Healing, and Suicide Survivorship
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Grief doesn’t follow a timeline and when it comes to suicide loss, it often carries layers of silence, complexity, and deep emotional weight. In this post, we reflect on the unique challenges of surviving a suicide loss, how grief lives in the body, and why sustainable healing must include rest, ritual, and community.
Overwork is Not Noble: When Doing More Becomes a Trauma Response
Overwork is often validated as dedication, but what if it’s really a survival strategy rooted in trauma? In this post, I highlight a conversation on the Are We Well? podcast to explore how over-functioning shows up in our bodies and workplaces—and what it means to choose something different.
Holding It All Is Not the Job: Why Leaders, Practitioners, and Helpers Need Support
Support is not a reward for burnout — it’s a requirement for continuing the work. Whether you're a mission driven leader, therapist, advocate, or activist, you deserve reflective space that honors your complexity, values, and vision.
