Cassandra SmolcicinBe YourselfMy First Dance with Mama Ayaand the Voiceless Voice that Prophesied an End to My Chronic Pain31 min read·Jan 6, 2022----
Cassandra SmolcicA Digital-Art Dedication to the Greatest Teacher I’ve Ever KnownIn Loving Memory of Professor Mark Fertig8 min read·Jun 16, 2021----
Cassandra SmolcicinBe Yourself7 Feminine Tips for Navigating a Male-Dominated Work WorldFrom Pixar‘s #MeToo Whistleblower19 min read·May 29, 2021----
Cassandra SmolcicinBe YourselfMove It Or Lose ItHow Consistent Movement, Not Immobility, Helped to Eradicate My Chronic Pain9 min read·Apr 7, 2021----
Cassandra SmolcicinBe YourselfHow Talking to My “Selves” Revealed the Witness WithinA Retrospective on My First Aspecting Session11 min read·Jan 6, 2021----
Cassandra SmolcicinBe YourselfSexual Consent & Tonic Immobility: When ‘No’ Is Not An OptionWhile the #MeToo movement has done an extraordinary job of identifying the kinds of big, egregious problems and violations that have been…25 min read·Nov 10, 2019----
Cassandra SmolcicinBe YourselfThe Shamanic Body-Work Session that Tapped Into the Epicenter of My Chronic PainHollowed out. Washed up. Vacant. Wiped clean. I feel so empty it’s as though there’s no longer an “I” to attach myself to.24 min read·Nov 1, 2019----
Cassandra SmolcicinBe YourselfHow an Hour With an Intuitive Medium Nudged Me Away From Agnosticism“Your father was a very confused person in life, and he remains so in death,” Jana says, her eyes all floaty, like she’s focusing on…18 min read·Oct 3, 2019----
Cassandra SmolcicinBe YourselfThe Birth of “BETA” & the Round-the-World Healing Journey that Released Me From Chronic PainBy the ripe old age of 31, my body was so consumed by unrelenting chronic pain, compounding sickness and disillusionment with my “American…9 min read·Aug 17, 2019----
Cassandra SmolcicinBe YourselfChronic Pain and the Epidemic of Clinical MisinformationHow dead-end treatments, shallow diagnostics & falsified medical studies overshadow the keys to our recovery23 min read·Jul 25, 2019----