Dread can arrive before anything has actually happened. It can feel like a weight in the chest, a pit in the stomach, a tightening around the future, or the sense that something difficult is waiting just ahead. Sometimes dread is tied to something specific. Other times, it lingers without a clear shape, making ordinary moments feel shadowed by what might come next.

This week, we are exploring dread as more than fear. Dread often lives in anticipation. It can reveal what we are bracing for, what we feel powerless to control, or what part of us is trying to prepare for pain before it arrives. Together, we’ll reflect on what dread may be asking for, how to return to the present, and what it means to meet uncertainty with a little more tenderness.

Let’s Talk Emotions!

We’d love to have you join us for our Eighth Emotional Fluency Series, a six-week journey through curiosity, pride, tension, dread, anger, and a final wildcard week of playful, honest questions. Together, we’ll explore these emotions and experiences not to fix them, but to understand how they live in our bodies, shape our relationships, and reveal what may be asking for our attention.

We’ll meet once a week for an hour across six weeks. Please join only if you can commit to at least half of the series. These sessions are powerful because of the trust we build over time, and showing up matters.

Seats are limited and tend to go quickly, so reserve yours while you can.

We are all just walking each other home.

-Ram Dass, Be Here Now

Series Info

This is a series, which means no new participants will be invited after the first session. We are still bound by the same confidentiality agreement and community guidelines as always. If too many sessions are missed, the Keeper may remove you from the series to protect the group dynamic.