Learning to live the questions.
Honest essays and conversations about psychology, relationships, faith deconstruction, and the lifelong process of unfolding.
Essays
Essays on being human, by Ryan & Jennie Denney.
The Man Against the Wall
We had been given just enough information to become furious and nowhere near enough information to understand what we were furious about. Looking back, I wonder if that night was one of the first cracks.
One Wild Life
There was something healing about it. To let joy stay joy and freedom feel alive even when sadness brushed against it. To look out the window in awe without demanding that everything inside me be settled first.
Thirteen
At thirteen, I knew how to be respectful. I knew how to listen to adults. I knew not to cause a scene. What I didn’t know was that fear could be enough. That I didn’t need permission to pull away. That my body was allowed to know something before I had words for it.
Podcast
Conversations on being human, with Ryan & Jennie Denney.