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I’m sorry to everyone I ghosted when I assumed you hated me.

Lyric Holmans

I do something to people from time to time. I don’t mean to, but my mind tricks me, so I do it anyway.

I ghost people.

I disappear and drop contact, leaving people feeling like I don’t like or care about them. Continue reading I’m sorry to everyone I ghosted when I assumed you hated me.

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Lyric, standing on one of their favorite mountains, looking at other mountains. They’re wearing black and white shorts, and their bare back faces the camera s they face away. The RV they live in is on their right. In the foreground is white text that reads: I'm Polyamorous but I'm Also Afraid of Starting New Personal Relationships I'm on pause as I get to know my Self better - because that's a relationship I almost lost.

I’m Polyamorous but I’m Also Afraid of Starting New Personal Relationships

Lyric Holmans

I’ve made no attempts to keep the fact that I am Polyamorous to myself.  This particular facet of my identity is one that I’ve known about since middle school (when I first found myself attracted to multiple people at the … Continue reading I’m Polyamorous but I’m Also Afraid of Starting New Personal Relationships

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Photo of Lyric at the lake, doing a back bend in the sunset with pink and black silk fans.

HIDDEN DANGER: Why I Stopped Recommending Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness, and Other Somatic Practices to People I Don’t Know Well

Lyric Holmans

In my mid-20s, when I learned that I could “pause my mind” and found relief for the first time in my life, forcing myself into the present moment, it became all I wanted to do all the time.
Continue reading HIDDEN DANGER: Why I Stopped Recommending Yoga, Meditation, Mindfulness, and Other Somatic Practices to People I Don’t Know Well