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The Trouble With Seeing People as Fragile
How we edit ourselves to keep others calm.
Oct 9
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Kathleen Smith
7
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Who's Trying to Manage You?
Reminding people that you can do things.
Oct 7
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Kathleen Smith
14
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De-Blobbing Our Relationships
Living outside the pressure to change ourselves or control others.
Oct 2
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Kathleen Smith
7
September 2025
Here's a Copy of My 30-Day Anxiety Journal
Exercises for calming down and growing up.
Sep 30
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Kathleen Smith
11
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7 Things to Say When People Want You to Manage Their Anxiety
Learning to relate without taking on the worry.
Sep 25
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Kathleen Smith
6
Are We Stuck in a Blame Economy?
How people get curious about their part in relationship patterns.
Sep 23
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Kathleen Smith
13
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How Does Your Brain Spend Its Budget?
A peek into how I wasted my time this week!
Sep 19
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Kathleen Smith
6
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Why Groups Choose What Doesn't Work
It's expensive to be thoughtful and creative.
Sep 16
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Kathleen Smith
16
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How Our Immaturity Shows Up at Work
Our anxiety spills into the groups we lead.
Sep 11
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Kathleen Smith
3
How Distance Leads to Overinvolvement
Putting more energy into contact than avoidance.
Sep 9
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Kathleen Smith
16
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7.5 Things You Can Say Instead of Overfunctioning for Others
Interrupting that advice-giving impulse.
Sep 5
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Kathleen Smith
15
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Is Rebellion Just Dependence in Disguise?
Paying attention to the black sheep impulse.
Sep 3
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Kathleen Smith
15
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