Modern Mindwork

07/22/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/modernmindwork/p/when-self-hatred-feels-like-the-truth?r=5cbzn1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

07/18/2025

Contempt for idleness is a learned experience.
Mine was a gift, given by a mother who required that I earn my worth, and her love, through usefulness. Through motion. Through obedience dressed up as virtue. This lesson was reinforced by teachers ...

05/17/2025

Modern Mindwork is a trauma-informed publication exploring burnout, moral injury, addiction, and complex PTSD within the professional realm of frontline and integrative practitioners. Designed for clinicians, first responders, and others in the vicarious trauma trades, it bridges neuroscience, psychedelic medicine, research, and lived experience to support nervous system regulation, behavioral healing, and the cultivation of compassionate internal scaffolding in emotionally complex professions. https://modernmindwork.substack.com/p/presence-is-not-neutral?r=5cbzn1

05/16/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/modernmindwork/p/the-first-time-you-stay?r=5cbzn1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

05/08/2025

Perfectionism is not ambition—it’s protection.

When mistakes felt unsafe, perfection became the shield. It helped you avoid criticism, rejection, chaos.

Perfectionism is a lonely prison with gold-plated bars. Real safety doesn’t come from control—it comes from self-trust. You are allowed to be messy and magnificent at the same time.

05/06/2025

Joanna Starratt MSN CRNA PMHNP substack.com/

A new path forward for folks that struggle with the human side of life. One messy moment at a time.

https://modernmindwork.substack.com/p/what-if-you-stopped-fixing?utm_source=substack&utm_content=feed%3Arecommended%3Acopy_link

Presence is harder than progress. And more powerful.

05/03/2025

The judgement of post joy emotional drop.

05/03/2025

“When ‘Doing the Work’ Feels Like Digging Your Own Grave”

You ever get so deep into therapy, journaling, and “working on yourself” that you start to wonder if this is healing or just a nicer brand of self-harm?

Yeah. Me too.

Turns out, you can’t heal by constantly excavating. Sometimes healing is lying the f**k down and letting your nervous system breathe.
Let’s talk about what healing actually asks of you:
🔗 https://modernmindwork.substack.com/p/why-healing-isnt-what-you-think?r=5cbzn1

If you’ve landed here, there’s a good chance you’ve already done a lot of work.

05/03/2025

You can’t out-journal a dysregulated nervous system. You can’t manifest your way back into your window of tolerance, particularly if your body thinks it’s still at war.

The phrase “window of tolerance” gets thrown around like a TED Talk buzzword—but if you’ve ever felt yourself sliding into shutdown, rage, numbness, or panic at something totally “safe,” you know this isn’t theoretical. It’s your whole system screaming nope.

Let’s talk about what this actually means.
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It’s not a mindset hack.

04/30/2025

Why is setting a boundary so f*cking hard?

If the thought of saying “no” gives you a shame hangover, you’re not alone. For many of us—especially those raised in homes without safe boundaries—speaking up feels like a threat to love and belonging.
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This blog unpacks the childhood wiring, cultural conditioning, and deep-rooted fear that makes holding boundaries feel dangerous. It’s raw, honest, and packed with clarity (and yes, some salt).
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📖 Read now and learn how to stop self-abandoning in the name of being "good."
https://www.modernmindwork.blog/modern-alchemy/why-holding-boundaries-is-so-damn-scary

04/30/2025

Feeling like no amount of sleep, therapy, or "self-care hacks" can pull you out of the pit? You’re not alone — and you’re not broken. Burnout isn’t just exhaustion; it’s your nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, screaming for a different kind of help.
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At Modern Mindwork, we offer ketamine infusion therapy paired with personalized integration programs, combining hardcore neuroscience with real-world support. It's time to stop slapping Band-Aids on bullet wounds. Burnout deserves better.
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Learn how to reset your brain, your body, and your life here:
https://www.modernmindwork.blog/modern-alchemy/burnout-is-not-weakness