Not Knowing

Not Knowingby: Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D.Published on: 07/07/2026

In this reflection, Annelisa challenges the pressure to constantly "figure it all out" and explores how uncertainty, patience, and rest can become powerful teachers on the path to deeper self-awareness and authentic living.

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Not Knowing

Between Two Trees

Between Two Treesby: Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D.Published on: 30/06/2026

A poetic meditation on fear, growth, and faith, Between Two Trees invites us to see life's challenges not as something to escape, but as opportunities to deepen our trust in what quietly sustains us.

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Between Two Trees

Parent/Child Parenting Child/Parent

Parent/Child Parenting Child/Parentby: Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D.Published on: 15/06/2026

This article explores how children instinctively organize around a parent's emotional steadiness, why adultification begins long before obvious caregiving roles emerge, and how becoming a mo

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Let's Talk About Parenting

Let's Talk About Parentingby: Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D.Published on: 08/06/2026

A reflection on parenting through a more honest understanding of responsibility, discipline, accountability, and the patterns we unknowingly pass from one generation to the next.

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