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Face·2026-06-22

Facial Pain and the Tension of Pretending

A woman I worked with years ago—let’s call her Claire—came to me with debilitating jaw pain. It was a deep, unrelenting ache that radiated from her temples down to her chin, a constant thrumming that made it hard to eat, to speak, to think. She had

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Letting Your Soul Shine Through: Transcending Facial Masks

TLetting Your Soul Shine Through: Transcending Facial Masks It’s a tricky business, being human. And one of the trickiest parts, I’ve found, is what to do with our faces. I remember years ago, sitting in my quiet Vancouver office with a client, a

Face·2026-04-21

A Practice for Releasing Facial Tension and Embracing Authentic Expression

I remember the moment with crystalline clarity. I was sitting in a meditation circle, years ago, when the facilitator invited us to simply notice the sensations in our faces. My face? I thought, a little baffled. I was so focused on my breath, on

Face·2026-03-24

Saving Face: The Exhausting Art of Hiding Who You Really Are

It’s a tricky business, being human. And perhaps nowhere is that business trickier than on the small, expressive landscape of our own faces. I remember being a young girl, maybe seven or eight, standing before the mirror in my mother’s bedroom. The

Face·2026-02-15

The Face You Show the World: Identity, Masks, and Authenticity

It’s a tricky business, being human. And perhaps nowhere is that trickiness more apparent, more intimately felt, than on our very own faces. I remember, years ago, sitting in a circle of women during a healing workshop. One by one, we were invited

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