Alie GravesWant to do ‘friends with benefits’? Start with an exit strategy.Look around and you will observe that ‘friends with benefits’ (FWB) is not a common or commonly long-lived relationship model. The ‘why’…Sep 23, 20233Sep 23, 20233
Alie GravesWhen you are healed, you will still need peopleYou will never be healed, but when you are healed, you will turn towards people, not away. You will develop the capacity to hurt more, and…Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 2023
Alie GravesThe vulnerability within information, and why we will be hurt by the ones we love‘Vulnerability is the emotion that we experience during times of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.’ — Brene Brown, The Atlas of…May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
Alie GravesLoneliness is space for connectionIt is also a story we tell ourselves about our ability to connectApr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
Alie GravesThis Year the Bare Trees Became BeautifulI moved to the Midwest almost three years ago, and the first winter here was ugly. I felt oddly embarrassed about the location I had…Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021