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The longing for familial connection
When you grieve a relationship that you never had
Nov 20, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
Oct. 2025: Inside the egg
A trip to San Francisco and a yearning for the underworld
Nov 3, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
Sep. 2025: Creativity and pain
My Fringe show, dealing with stress, and writing a novel
Oct 1, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
The afterlife
How do beliefs about death shape life?
Aug 16, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
Aug 2025: Trusting myself
Come see my Fringe show!
Aug 11, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
Mid-July 2025: Re-emergence
Gradually reclaiming joy and freedom
Jul 18, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
The "psychic"
A cautionary tale
Jun 9, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
May 2025: Roads not taken
And the path I am planting
Jun 1, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
Mar. 2025: Let’s experiment!
Spiritual care, creativity, rock climbing & more
Mar 31, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
Feb 2025: Intuitive explorations
What is physically impossible is psychologically influential
Mar 1, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
Peace among distress
More reflections from my Buddhist/Daoist meditation course
Feb 22, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
Jan. 2025: Mindful and mad
Grad school, realistic fears, and meditation
Jan 31, 2025 • Margin Tianya Zheng
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