Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior
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When “Let’s Talk” Is a Trap:
Most of us grow up believing that “talking it out” is the mature, healthy, emotionally intelligent thing to do. And in genuinely respectful relationships, it is. Communication is essential for repair, understanding, and connection. But there is a painful truth many people learn only after being hurt: not every invitation to talk is an invitation to heal. Sometimes it is an invitation to be controlled, destabilized, or emotionally ambushed.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriora day ago in Humans
When Silence Becomes a Wall: The Cost of Withheld Communication and the Healing Power of Inquiry
When Silence Becomes a Wall Instead of a Window When a valued relationship suddenly goes quiet, trouble rarely lags far behind. I’m not speaking of the healthy pauses we sometimes need—those intentional, clearly expressed time‑outs that give the heart room to breathe and the nervous system space to settle. I’m speaking of a different kind of silence entirely: the reactive silence, the punishing silence, the silence meant to wound or control.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriora day ago in Humans
The Trumptstein Files: Power, Secrecy, and the Erosion of Public Trust
Introduction Every society reaches moments when a single set of documents becomes more than evidence. It becomes a symbol — a pressure point, a mirror, a fault line. The public conversation surrounding what many online have called the “Trumptstein Files” is one of those moments. The term itself is not official; it emerged from the cultural and political tension surrounding the handling of the Epstein files, especially after the July 2025 Justice Department memo declining further release.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior3 days ago in Humans
The Courage to Let It In: A New Paradigm for Emotional Healing
Introduction: The Myth of “Letting It Go” For years, popular culture has repeated a simple mantra whenever someone is hurting: “Just let it go.” It’s offered as a cure‑all, a spiritual shortcut, a quick emotional detox. But for many people, this advice doesn’t heal — it harms. It pressures the wounded to rush their process, bypass their truth, and pretend they’re “over it” long before their hearts have even begun to understand what happened.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior3 days ago in Humans
The Hidden Cost of Rage‑Bait: A Guide to Protecting Your Energy, Your Privacy, and Your Digital Sovereignty
We live in a time where information moves faster than discernment. Posts flash across our screens designed to provoke, inflame, or tug at our emotions before we even have a chance to breathe. And because we are human — compassionate, curious, reactive, or simply bored — we click. We comment. We share. We engage.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior3 days ago in Humans
Understanding Slander and Libel: What They Mean and What You Must Prove Before Suing
Slander and libel are the two forms of defamation, a legal claim that arises when someone makes a false statement that harms another person’s reputation. While the harm is similar, the law distinguishes them based on how the statement is communicated.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior3 days ago in Humans
The Ethics of Witchcraft: Why Misaligned Practice Harms the Practitioner
Witchcraft, in its oldest and most enduring forms, has never been a tool for domination, manipulation, or bending the universe to one’s personal will. Scholars of religion and anthropology consistently emphasize that magical traditions across cultures are rooted in relationship—relationship with nature, with the unseen world, with the Divine, and with the sovereignty of every living being (Eliade, 1964; Hutton, 1999). Yet many newcomers step into the craft believing it grants them control over destiny, people, or divine narrative. This misunderstanding is not only spiritually immature; it can be harmful to the practitioner.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior5 days ago in Humans
