Charlie Nicely
To Die is the Privilege of a Lifetime
On October 15th, 2022 I stood at the end of a hospital bed and watched my father die due to an opioid overdose. After being taken off of...
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Charlie Nicely
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Here's to Ugliness!
Growing up in Los Angeles, I’ve been pretty well saturated by, if not totally drown in, limited ideas of beauty. As a kid I used to model...
Charlie Nicely
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Four Ways to Maintain Social Connections with People Who Can’t Meet Us Emotionally
1. Relationship vs. relatedness. In a relationship we’re open and establish emotional reciprocity whereas in relatedness there’s...
Charlie Nicely
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Love Liberates, It Doesn't Hold
Nearly 18 years ago I gave birth to this magnificent human being. I can’t believe it’s been 18 years. This birthday feels bigger than...
Charlie Nicely
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Trust is Granted Not Earned
Our internal process about trust is based on past experiences, much of which have been experiences of disappointment, disconnection, and...
Charlie Nicely
- May 21
- 3 min
Love Is All
About 8 years ago, I wrote a relationship manifesto. It included the values, needs, and intentions that I had within relationship. That...
Charlie Nicely
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min
A Blurb About the Constructive Nature of Conflict
Conflict is a mechanism for learning how to love one another better. When we sweep conflict under the rug, the conflict has a tendency to...
Charlie Nicely
- Dec 7, 2019
- 1 min
What Creativity Taught Me About Perseverance
Creativity and art have been a central aspect of my life. There have been times in the past that were so bleak that I had little to live...
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