Reflections

A collection of thoughts, questions, experiences, and lessons gathered along the way.

Some are written by Debbie.
Some by Yolandi.
Others may be contributed by future guides within this community.

Not because we have all the answers.

Because reflection is one of the ways understanding grows.

Debbie Patterson Debbie Patterson

Looking Back

Recently, I reread a blog post I wrote last year about my journey from speech-language pathologist to something I couldn't quite name at the time.

Reading it felt strange.

Not because I disagreed with it.

Not because it was wrong.

But because I could see how much I still needed other people to understand what I was discovering.

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Please Tell Me It’s Okay For Me To Be Here

Can someone please confirm that I belong here?

Can someone please confirm that I matter?

Can someone please confirm that I have value?

Can someone please confirm that it's okay for me to exist exactly as I am?

I didn't realize it for most of my life, but this was the question beneath almost everything I did.

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Human Design: A Map, Not a Box

Understanding the BodyGraph, your energetic blueprint, and why you’re never confined by it.

Have you ever come across Human Design and felt both curious and a little cautious?

Maybe you’ve wondered if it’s just another system that puts people into categories or tells you what you can and can’t do.

If so, you’re not alone. 

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