The Pathfinder Journal
Ideas that help us understand ourselves.
Thoughtful essays exploring trauma, relationships, emotion, identity, the body and the psychology of being human.
Featured Essay
People Make Sense
Every pattern has a history. What looks like self-sabotage today may once have been an intelligent way to survive.
Recent Essays
Recent writing from the path.
Emotion
Feelings Are Intelligent
6 min read
The Body
The Body Remembers
7 min read
Relationships
Healing Is Relationship
5 min read
Understanding
Why We Adapt
6 min read
Growth
Understanding Before Change
8 min read
Identity
The Stories We Carry
5 min read
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