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Feral Feelings: The Breakup Rollercoaster
A reader who feels belted into a bad breakup loop wants to know how to get off this crazy ride.
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Feral Feelings: The Embers of Anger
Every month, psychotherapist, poet, and hedgewitch Amber Autumn Leaves Huntsman answers your conundrums. Do you have a problem that you think Feral Feelings could answer? Send them to feralfeelings@jeffcobeacon.com
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Feral Feelings: Majestic Rage
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2304"] Image Collage by Amber Autumn Leaves Huntsman [/caption] Dear Feral feelings, Do you have any guidance for surviving perimenopause? I’m exhausted and moody and I feel like I’m losing my mind on a daily basis. I’m early
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Feral Feelings: Anxiety Road
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1491"] Image Collage by Amber Autumn Leaves Huntsman [/caption] Dear Feral Feelings, Anxiety is a huge roadblock in my life. I worry about most things that are happening, or that are going to happen, on a daily basis. There’s so
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Feral Feelings: Small-Town Shadows
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2304"] Image Collage by Amber Autumn Leaves Huntsman [/caption] Dear Feral Feelings, There’s so much I appreciate about living in our little town. I have a big community of friends and loved ones here, and I do feel grateful for
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Feral Feelings: Seeking Virgil
[caption id align="alignnone" width="960"] Dante meeting Virgil. Wood engraving by Gustave Doré [/caption] Dear Feral Feelings, Do you have any advice for finding a good psychotherapist? I’m going through some big life stuff, and I think therapy could be helpful, but I’m
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Feral Feelings: The Power of Triangles
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1170"] Image by Amber Autumn Leaves Huntsman [/caption] Dear Feral Feelings, How do I deal with my friend who won’t dump her boyfriend and end her shitty relationship? I’ve tried so hard to help her, and she says she
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Feral Feelings: Moving Away from Burnout
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2304"] Image by Amber Autumn Leaves Huntsman [/caption] Dear Feral Feelings, I am at the peak of burnout, and I don’t know what to do. I’m between careers at the moment- I have one foot in my old career
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Feral Feelings: Unbinding From Creative Blocks
Dear Feral Feelings, Do you have any recommendations for working with creative blocks? In the past, I have enjoyed both painting and drawing, but these days I can’t seem to find the time for either. So many things get in the way, like work, social engagements/obligations, chores/errands,
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Feral Feelings: Stepping into the River
Dear Feral Feelings, I’m at a crossroads with my sexuality, and I’m confused about which direction to take. I’m in my 30’s, too, which is part of the confusion! I thought I’d figured myself out a long time ago. But now I wonder…am I
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Feral Feelings: Wintering
Dear Feral Feelings, Do you have any advice for getting through the winter without getting super depressed? I start every new year burnt out and broke from the holidays, and then January hits, and I am bummed out for months. I would like to find another way to exist this
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Feral Feelings: The Tower and The Star
Dear Feral Feelings, Since the election results, I have been in a downward spiral of hopelessness. I am in my late 60’s, I am mortified to think I’ll never see the change I have so hoped would come to our country. I wanted to see a woman become