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Essays on Aliveness

FOR THE HIGHLY CAPABLE WOMEN

Questions of marriage, desire, reinvention, self-trust, and the complicated business of becoming yourself.

Jess Staskiewicz 12/8/25 Jess Staskiewicz 12/8/25

The Hidden Cost of Holding It All Together

High-achieving women aren’t burning out — they’re shutting down. This article reveals the hidden nervous system pattern behind numbness, detachment, and decision fatigue, and how recalibration restores your signal.

Jess Staskiewicz 10/30/25 Jess Staskiewicz 10/30/25

The New Luxury: Aliveness in a World That Trains Women to Go Numb

Why high-achieving women feel numb—and why erotic aliveness is becoming the new luxury. A cultural, somatic exploration of flatness, desire, and power.