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The Way Humans Really Evolve — It’s Not What You Think
The most powerful thing a human can learn isn’t how to be happier, kinder, more giving or more spiritual — it’s how to stay present with what hasn’t healed and integrated yet in the psyche and nervous system (the other values come as a natural side effect). Forget “happiness.” That’s a lie we’ve been sold :). Real contentment doesn’t come from chasing pleasant states or avoiding painful ones. It comes from feeling , from being with — from not running from whatever is arising
Melanie Barrett
23 hours ago3 min read


The Capricorn New Moon: Creating Structures That Calm the Nervous System
The Capricorn New Moon invites a quiet but powerful reset. Capricorn energy isn’t about pushing harder or striving for more. At its best, it’s about structure that supports life — rhythms, routines, and commitments that make us feel safe enough to relax. This New Moon is an opportunity to look honestly at one question: What structures in my daily life actually support my nervous system? Because no amount of insight, manifestation, or understanding can land if the body feels
Melanie Barrett
4 days ago2 min read


“Anger Isn’t the Enemy — It’s Trying to Protect You from Hurt or fear”
Anger Isn’t the Baddie — It’s Trying to Protect You from hurting or helping you assert a boundary that has been stomped on and disrespected many times in childhood. Most of us are taught — explicitly or implicitly — that certain emotions are more acceptable than others. Anger is often labelled immature, unspiritual, or wrong. Hurt and fear are seen as weakness. So we learn early to manage our inner world in socially acceptable ways. But the nervous system doesn’t work through
Melanie Barrett
Jan 154 min read


Returning to Factory Settings: Why Clarity Is Essential for Health and Peace
The human nervous system was not designed to process the volume of information it now absorbs daily. News, opinions, social media, messaging, imagery, identity narratives, and future planning all arrive as data . The brain takes this data in, strings it together, and begins to treat it as reality itself . Over time, we become hypnotised by the stream. Thoughts start to feel urgent.Beliefs start to feel solid.Concepts start to feel like who we are . But beneath all of this is
Melanie Barrett
Jan 142 min read
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