by samfrida | Feb 11, 2026 | Blog
There are people who will tell you they understand you. They’ll say it with confidence. They’ll list the evidence. They’ve observed you. Studied your patterns. Catalogued your reactions. They’ll call themselves emotionally intelligent because they’ve learned the...
by samfrida | Feb 11, 2026 | Blog
Before you could read, you could read a room. You knew which version of yourself kept things calm. You knew when to shrink. You knew the difference between love and tolerance, even if no one had taught you those words yet. That was the agreement. Be manageable. Be...
by samfrida | Feb 5, 2026 | Blog
I’m sorry to all the childrenwho learned to performbefore they learned their own names,who smiled on cuebecause being differentmeant being seenand being seenmeant danger.I’m sorry you told yourselfyou were okaysuch a perfect lieyou believed it for decades,until...
by samfrida | Feb 5, 2026 | Blog
The Epstein trials aren’t about one monster. They’re about the congregation that kept the temple running. We give these people power. Not because they take it, because we hand it to them. We see the performance, the polish, the pedigree, and we decide: this person is...
by samfrida | Jan 28, 2026 | Blog
There is a quiet revolution happening in homes everywhere, one that rarely makes headlines but changes everything: adults who are choosing to parent differently than they were parented.It starts with a simple but profound recognition: that the hurt we experienced as...
by samfrida | Jan 22, 2026 | Blog
We spend so much energy trying to predict outcomes in relationships, in families, in communities. We analyze behavior, seek advice, try to figure out why things keep going wrong. And yet we consistently miss patterns that were always visible, just not to anyone we...
