the oracle
CELEBRATING THE SMALL WINS
When you're deep in it, progress can feel invisible — until one day you look back and realize how far you've actually come. Sharing my own story of slow, nonlinear healing and why learning to recognize the small wins changed everything.
symptoms are messengers
Addiction and dependence are not the same word. This episode breaks down why that distinction matters — medically, psychologically, and personally — and tells the story of the meeting that made it click.
radical acceptance
Radical acceptance isn't giving up — it's what stops us from bleeding out the energy needed to heal. Why illness was never the opposite of health, but its shadow — and the grief underneath the rage at a system that failed us.
stop calling it addiction
Addiction and dependence are not the same word. This episode breaks down why that distinction matters — medically, psychologically, and personally — and tells the story of the meeting that made it click.
Sensitivity is divinity
An ode to the highly sensitive person in withdrawal. If your sensitivity was ever pathologized, medicated, or called too much, this is your reminder that it was never a flaw. It was always your power.
follow the body’s pace
This one's about what happened when I kept overriding my body's pace with my mind's timeline, the masculine, mind-dominant structures we live inside that made that override feel normal, and why — especially in tapering — the body has to be the one leading, not the schedule.
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The Sanctuary is a supportive community space, not a substitute for medical care. Jess is not a licensed physician or medical provider, and nothing here is medical advice. Any changes to medication should be made with a doctor's guidance. If this is a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number.