Cindy Mundahl
Legislating Identity
If you pay attention to the news, you may have noticed an interesting clash taking place this month. A new Gallup poll indicated that...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Feb 9
- 2 min
We Are All Culture
I’ve long harbored a simmering disdain for the toxic effects that cultural norms and expectations instill in each of us. I can find many...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Devaluing Friendship
Every year when I turn the calendar page to February (yes, I still keep a paper calendar), a simmering anger takes hold in my gut when I...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Jan 6
- 3 min
Singularly Single
I often find myself observing others and realizing that their lived experiences are likely very different from mine. There are so many...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Dec 4, 2021
- 3 min
Building a Creative Life
I haven’t been active on this blog in quite some time, but I have a good reason. I’ve been away building a creative life for myself. The...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Jun 27, 2021
- 3 min
Ninety Seconds
If you’re like me and often find yourself getting swept away by emotions long after you’ve first noticed them in your body, then you may...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
Conditional Belonging
I’ve been thinking a lot about conditional belonging lately and what it costs us when we are told that we have to deny our true selves to...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
Leading with Fear
There’s much to fear in our lives these days, a raging virus, unfettered climate change, gun violence, and insurrection to name a few. I...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Dec 30, 2020
- 3 min
Avoiding Pain
I often find myself inspired to write about my personal experiences with the hope that they may resonate with someone else, yet at the...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
Vigilance Anxiety
When I first moved from the city to the suburbs, I noticed an odd calm wash over me. I felt my muscles unclench like my body was exhaling...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Nov 22, 2020
- 4 min
Smashing the Shame Story
I’ve lived with a shame story for most of my life. This particular story took form in my childhood and its roots grew deep and strong as...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Nov 8, 2020
- 3 min
When Two Worlds Collide
Like many people in this country, I am breathing a big sigh of relief that much of the chaos, cruelty and gaslighting that’s consumed our...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Oct 29, 2020
- 3 min
Turning Inward
I’m still here. I listened to what my body and spirit were telling me and took some time away from life as I was living it to turn...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Aug 23, 2020
- 4 min
Restless
There are many points during a given day that I feel I’m going to tear down the walls of my house with my bare hands and once I see...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Aug 15, 2020
- 3 min
Stuck
Sometime around the beginning of June, I felt a deep fog take root and envelope me. I began to feel like I was suffocating. Nothing felt...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Jul 26, 2020
- 4 min
Finding Presence During Chaos
As the pandemic continues and days filled with sameness turn into months, I’ve become increasingly aware that it’s difficult for me to be...
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Cindy Mundahl
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
Healthy Choices
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here; I simply haven’t had anything to say. There’s so much going on in the world, so many voices...
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Cindy Mundahl
- May 28, 2020
- 2 min
Starting A Riot Inside of Us
I woke up this morning to see the news of my old neighborhood in Minneapolis burning in protest at the senseless and violent death of...
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Cindy Mundahl
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Protesting Discomfort
Over the past few weeks of this pandemic, I’ve watched people protest in support of reopening society. There have been photos of people...
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Cindy Mundahl
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
A Smaller World
I fell in love with traveling when I left home for the first time on my eighth grade class trip to Washington DC. I was immediately...
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