Zero (aka Charlie Nicely)
Another Paradigm is Possible and it Will Ask Everything of Us
It's been such a profound year. I've come home to the light, joy, spaciousness, and connection that is most native to my entire system....
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Zero (aka Charlie Nicely)
Aug 21 min
The Power of Relationship Ruptures
Ruptures in relationships are a natural part of relational cycles. When we do repair work after ruptures have occurred, our nervous...
Zero (aka Charlie Nicely)
Apr 192 min
Pleasure and Self-compassion
Your relationship with pleasure is positively correlated to your relationship with self-compassion. To the degree that you open to...
Zero X
Apr 171 min
Softness
And your sharp edges soften You can no longer enact self-harm through the company of those who harm themselves You are too soft for that...
Zero X
Jul 16, 20233 min
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...
Zero X
Jul 6, 20232 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...
Zero X
Jul 6, 20231 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...
Zero X
Jul 6, 20232 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...
Zero X
Jul 6, 20231 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...
Zero X
May 21, 20233 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...
Zero X
Apr 22, 20211 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...
Zero X
Dec 7, 20191 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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