Are You Your Own Getaway Car? On Confronting My Own Relationship Red Flags As Trauma Recovery Work
Today I posted this reel on Instagram about my own relationship red flags, and I set the reel to Taylor Swift's "Getaway Car." I love...
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cynalexander
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
On Faith, Magic, and Thriving in the Face of Adversity
CW: trauma, child abuse Everything looks just a little more magical at this time of year to me. Maybe that’s Christmas, maybe it’s...
cynalexander
- Jun 16, 2022
- 6 min
Accessible Resources for Trauma Healing: A Guide to Getting Started on Your Journey
A couple weeks ago, I received a message on my IG account from a follower asking how to start on a trauma healing path without health...
cynalexander
- May 30, 2022
- 6 min
Five Things I Learned Writing My First Book That I Wish I'd Known Earlier
I started writing my first book sometime in 2019. Here it is, 2022, and I'm still in final edits, preparing to query this summer. When I...
cynalexander
- May 28, 2022
- 4 min
Venus in Taurus: The Goddess Desires Pleasure
Note: if you are new to astrology, please see my Astrology 101 post, and then come back to this article. From May 28-June 22, 2022, Venus...
cynalexander
- May 27, 2022
- 6 min
Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Trauma: On the Distinction of Terms in the Gun Debate
In the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting, there's a lot of talk in the media and among some politicians about the mental state of the...
cynalexander
- May 23, 2022
- 6 min
Coping Versus Healing: On The Complexity of Living with Trauma
Last week my dog was diagnosed with focal seizures, and I was five-years old again: powerless, terrified, alone, panicked, abandoned. Of...
cynalexander
- May 10, 2022
- 4 min
Jupiter in Aries: Law and Order Enters the Temple of the Warrior
Note: if you are new to astrology or lack any astrological knowledge, please read my Astrology 101 post, and then come back to this post....
cynalexander
- May 9, 2022
- 4 min
The Element of Fire: Exploring The Life-Giving Energy Inside Us All
In honor of Jupiter moving into the fire sign of Aries, this week we're celebrating fire on the blog. This is the first of four posts to...
cynalexander
- Apr 27, 2022
- 6 min
Writing Horror Against My Will: How Astrology Helped Me Make Peace with My Own Jekyll and Hyde
This is part two in a series of articles on the intersection of astrology, writing, and learning about myself as a creative. Spend a...
cynalexander
- Apr 25, 2022
- 6 min
How I Used Astrology to Write (and Complete) My Book
This post is the first in a three-part series that brings together three topics that are important to me: astrology, writing, and...
cynalexander
- Apr 20, 2022
- 5 min
How To Work with Taurus Season Based on Your Birth Chart
Today the sun moves into the fixed sign of Taurus. Here's the easiest way to think about it: Apollo (sun god) rents an Airbnb (the bull)...
cynalexander
- Apr 16, 2022
- 5 min
Poverty, Privilege, and Possibility: Talking Access in the Spiritual and Astrological Communities
Earlier today I posted on Instagram about some of the things I did to work with the full moon, and I said I had a longer blog post coming...
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