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Masking
The learned or unconscious suppression of natural behaviors, needs, or expressions to meet dominant expectations of communication, emotion, or professionalism.Often framed as adaptability, masking is…
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Clarity Crime
Clarity Crime is the social punishment that occurs when someone asks a direct, reasonable question in a group or institution governed by unspoken rules, fear,…
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Translation Tax
Translation Tax is the emotional and cognitive toll of converting your internal experience into socially acceptable, digestible language - just to be heard or supported.…
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Access is Emotional
Access is not only about technical capability but about being met in ways the nervous system can hold. Emotional safety and presence are access. (Introduced in the…
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Intimacy
A felt closeness and trust built through presence and vulnerability, taking emotional, creative, intellectual, or sensual forms.
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Witnessing
The act of receiving another's truth without flinching, judging, or disappearing. Core to HAIR and RCA.
