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Showing Up Imperfectly: Staying With Yourself Without Proof
An Ethiopian clay cooking pot repaired with gold honoring kintsugi and the beauty of imperfection through memory, resilience and healing practices. Segment 3: Devotion and Discipline Episode 2 Showing Up Imperfectly Reflection ውበቱ በጉድለቱ (wib-etu-gudletu): Beautiful in its lack of perfection. “I am embarrassed to be here,” he said. “This is not me. I am falling apart.” I turned my screen away and faced him. His blue eyes held tears without retreat. He did not look down. He did

Dr. Kidi
Feb 167 min read


Segment 3 Introduction: Devotion and Discipline - Building Trust Between Mind and Body
Zoma Village, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The cracks in your story are not signs of brokenness, but openings through which light returns. — Dr. Kidi We have completed the seven episodes of Segment Two, Reclaiming Wholeness. In that work, we returned to what was never lost. We met the parts of ourselves we once hid. We remembered that healing begins with awareness and compassion. Through this process, we explored what it means to live from the truth that you are already whole, that

Dr. Kidi
Feb 31 min read


Returning Is a Form of Love: How the Body Learns Through Repetition
Zoma Village, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Segment 3: Devotion and Discipline Episode 1 Returning is a form of Love Reflection Love is not something the body waits to feel. It is something the body learns through devotion and discipline. - Dr. Kidi Let me begin with a predicament you may recognize: starting and trying to maintain an exercise routine. In the clinic, I often see older patients who come in frustrated because they can no longer open jars or because keys slip from their

Dr. Kidi
Feb 38 min read
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