by Jule Kucera | Aug 21, 2022 | Blog
It’s weird to live in the present and at the same time be with Trent two decades ago. This was supposed to be a simple process. Record the audio version of Sweet Baby Lover, because I had promised someone I would. Get it done and call it done. It shouldn’t be that...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 14, 2022 | Blog
My accountability buddy (Adam, in Israel!) recommended the Huberman Lab podcast. Because another friend (Laurie, a Ph.D. psychologist!) had just lost her beloved dog, I listened to an episode about grief. I also wanted to understand my own history with grief. Andrew...
by Jule Kucera | Aug 7, 2022 | Blog
Woo One Because The Body Keeps the Score mentioned chanting, I thought I would try chanting. Not in public, because I wasn’t ready to go that far. Instead, I used this meditation on the InsightTimer app. As I listened the first time, I thought the man’s voice sounded...
by Jule Kucera | Jul 31, 2022 | Blog
In my exploration of things that make my mind feel better, my GOADS (Get Out And Do Stuff) focus on synchronized movement with others comes from The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. A year ago, van der Kolk was interviewed by Ezra Klein on his podcast. As...
by Jule Kucera | Jul 24, 2022 | Blog
Every single thing I’ve done on the GOADS plan (Get Out And Do Stuff), I haven’t wanted to do. And every single time, after I’ve done it, I’m glad I did. This was especially true of contra dancing. The contra dance was in the Wyoming Fine Arts Center, a grand old...
by Jule Kucera | Jul 17, 2022 | Blog
The commitment to go line dancing felt like a stone. I’m good at going places by myself—restaurants, concerts, events, whatever. But line dancing was different. It was in a bar. Bars trigger memories of not measuring up, starting in college, and continuing. Back when...
