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My Authenticity Isn’t Real.

My Authenticity Isn’t Real.

I’ve spent the last 3 years of my life living and working in Authentic community. Any conflict, I’ve faced. Any beauty, I’ve witnessed. I’ve watched hundreds of people walk into my group’s space and leave a little shaken, a little...
Integration Package

Integration Package

Feel that? The little….quiet voice in your chest.  Screaming, in whispers.  Kicking the walls. You call it “id” and “ego”.  You soothe it with psychiatry, meditation; you croon, “inner child!” and hand it a snack. The little...
Inspiration, San Francisco

Inspiration, San Francisco

This past week, while visiting San Francisco, I had the pleasure of meeting with several of the Authentic universe’s most active, long-term creators.  Some had been around since the inception of circling in the late ’90s, and others, since the days of the...
The Why of I

The Why of I

Sara here, making my first blog post on the Connection Corps site! In preparation for the Authen-tigral workshop that I led this past weekend with Jordan Allen, my Integral partner-in-crime, I have been thinking a lot about exactly WHY Authentic Relating and Integral...
Empathy, Compassion, and Burnout

Empathy, Compassion, and Burnout

1. I recently discovered an academic paper1 that’s super important for people who work in mental health or allied fields (like authentic relating!). So I’m sharing it here. The paper explores the downsides of empathy including the well-documented...