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Leslie Quigless
Aug 122 min read
I know, I know--I've been gone a long time!
Hi, IM'ers! It's been a long time, I know! I sense a return--a more regular one--is approaching. I'm glad. I miss being in this...
Leslie Quigless
May 238 min read
When "Ohhh, fuck" happens to good people
Otherwise cheerfully known as making shitshows into joy
Leslie Quigless
May 45 min read
Can we pleeeeaaase get off The Victim’s dick already!
This title probably won’t get me far in terms of Google’s algorithm, but I’ll take the hit bc Jesus H. CHRIST, The Victim needs a break.
Leslie Quigless
Apr 306 min read
Pain, hope, time, "I," and doing: it all goes together.
It really does all go together. Settle in and read on for a sprawling and fun meander.
Leslie Quigless
Apr 23 min read
Even more thoughts about the body!
I want to add a little more to what I said yesterday. Your natural body, your real body, your body that is made of nature, the one you...
Leslie Quigless
Mar 315 min read
What IS the body, though? And what if you hate your body or hate being in it?
No fluff. All realness. But some of the realest stuff is super-fluffy and sweet.
Leslie Quigless
Mar 212 min read
Leslie, what is your religion? (Post #3 of 4 of the "It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an IM questions series!)
Three little words: Follow the body.
Leslie Quigless
Mar 154 min read
An IM Q&A: Non-attachment, nondoing, and somatic healing
How do nondoing and non-attachment relate? And does non-attachment cause suffering?
Leslie Quigless
Mar 123 min read
“Can the process of healing pain feel good?” (Post #2 of 4 of the "It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an IM questions series!)
The trauma healing process can, should, must feel good. Actually, the worst the pain, the more the healing must feel good.
Leslie Quigless
Mar 90 min read
I think I made a mistake: somatic healing, will, and capacity
In any given moment, we really are doing the very best we can. Somatic healing expands our capacity to feel more good, more of the time.
Leslie Quigless
Mar 74 min read
Lemme double down real quick and explain WHY you can heal all of your trauma.
We can heal because of grace. It's just a matter of whether we will answer that call--and when it's the right time to answer.
Leslie Quigless
Mar 63 min read
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an IM questions series! Post #1 of 4: Q1: “Can I heal all my trauma?”
(Answer: Fuck yeah, you can. Just not how you might think.)
Leslie Quigless
Mar 112 min read
Video receipts included: That time I didn’t do laundry for a year or open the mail for two and a half years and why stepping over things is somatic healing genius
This post is long but fun. There's even a video in the middle!
Leslie Quigless
Feb 213 min read
If you non-do when you are triggered, you do give up something very precious.
In a word, it is certainty.
When you non-do, you give up certainty.
Leslie Quigless
Feb 132 min read
Gift #1 the January Adventures in Being Triggered have given me
Felt bodily experiences are profound. And they typically read as underwhelming when you put them into words. But, here we go.
Leslie Quigless
Feb 105 min read
For the love of the little bitch in me, you, and all of us
For some reason, hearing from my lawyer triggers the fuck out of me. As soon as I see the first letter of her first name in my email...
Leslie Quigless
Feb 84 min read
How to trust your body again (because trust starts in the body)
Trust starts in the body because everything starts in the body: love, compassion, kindness, abundance…all the things. And when we cannot...
Leslie Quigless
Feb 52 min read
Adventures in Being Triggered: My grand experiment in (joyous) emotional triggering
An introduction to my 9-part January 2024 series.
Leslie Quigless
Feb 38 min read
Adventures in Being Triggered Post #9 of 9: The thrilling and brilliant conclusion!
Two and half weeks ago, at the end of Post #8 of this series, I was holding close the emotional trigger that was begging me to please,...
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