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Curiosity and action drive me as a researcher and storyteller. My work carefully captures powerful stories of trauma, transformation, and growth.
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The Dance of Dialogue
Here, I offer a Poetic exploration of Relationship Dialectics Theory through the lens of mindful communication and how yoga principles...
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Caroline Estes
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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Art as Advocacy
Sometimes, the most potent advocacy doesn’t come through words. It comes through creation. This painting (attached) reflects my lived...
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Caroline Estes
Jul 251 min read
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Through Glass
Through Glass: On Social Tourism, Storytelling, and the Atlanta BeltLine By Caroline Estes There’s a concept I’ve been sitting with...
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Caroline Estes
Jun 33 min read
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My City, I Hear you
To My City, I Am Listening Yes. It will be difficult.Because I care. Because I am not just collecting stories.I am holding people. I am...
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Caroline Estes
Jun 32 min read
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Trembling Hands
this is gonna hurt (and that’s how you know it’s real) i didn’t come here to take notes in a lab coat. i came with my knees dirty.with my...
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Caroline Estes
Jun 31 min read
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Not another Memoir
hey y'all. i’m writing again. but not like before. not from the dark place. not the gasping, cracked-open stuff. not the girl gripping...
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Caroline Estes
May 261 min read
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Excerpts from Muse
don’t ration love                  let it s p i l l. FLOOD the floor of your ribcage.              stain every word you wear. living...
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Caroline Estes
May 261 min read
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Deleting my Manuscript
To the Ones Who Have Walked With Me For months, I lived inside a manuscript that asked everything of me. It was intoxicating....
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Caroline Estes
May 262 min read
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Crisis of Neutrality
The echoes of 1968 still resonate today as the fight for civil rights continues to evolve. Past legislative victories, such as the Civil...
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Caroline Estes
Jan 152 min read
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New course! Unlocking the Complexities of Love, Dating, and Media in Emerging Adulthood
Unlocking the Complexities of Love, Dating, and Media in Emerging Adulthood Navigating love and relationships in emerging adulthood can...
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Caroline Estes
Dec 9, 20244 min read
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The Power of Second Chances in Your Career Journey
Job interviews are often high-pressure moments; even with the best preparation, things don’t always unfold how we hope. What happens...
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Caroline Estes
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Fullness of You
I am full. B r i m m i n g over                   such softness, quiet certainty,        chosen.        One touch, second...
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Caroline Estes
Nov 18, 20241 min read
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Dear Self: Reclaiming My Heart
Dear Self, I want you to know that what you’re feeling right now makes so much sense. In this intense moment, maybe God is showing you...
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Caroline Estes
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Good Thing You Are the Sun
Good thing you are the sun, rising and setting whenever you want. Constant.     Warming  retreating  glowing. Nothing...
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Caroline Estes
Nov 14, 20241 min read
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In the Wake of Worry
I recognize that sometimes, the weight of concern can be too much for someone who is already processing their own pain and stress. So, I...
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Caroline Estes
Nov 14, 20241 min read
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Meditation: Holding Light and Shadow
Holding both light and shadow . You want to be there, constant as the stars, but as clouds do, you s h i f t ...
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Caroline Estes
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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A Meditation on Friendship and Self Love
Meditate on the love that bloomed today feel it in your bones every way they showed up for you Let it fill you, with joy quiet affection...
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Caroline Estes
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Purpose: A poem
Our purpose roots deep untouched by time life’s path curves a vine reaching wide....
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Caroline Estes
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Unleash the Power of Storytelling for Personal and Societal Transformation
So many BIG feelings today. Hold me closely, friends. Do you believe storytelling can catalyze personal and societal transformation? I...
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Caroline Estes
Nov 3, 20242 min read
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Theory as Catalyst: Transforming Understanding into Action
What do you think the relationship between theory and social change is or can be? Theory and social change are interconnected as they...
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Caroline Estes
Oct 25, 20244 min read
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