These essays are not here to inspire or instruct. They are here to confront, to question, to stay with what most of us were taught to soften or escape. This is not a space for personal growth. It is a space for personal truth, even when that truth feels fractured. If you are looking for mindfulness as a way to feel better, you might not find it here. If you are looking for language that does not flinch, you are in the right place.