<![CDATA[Stories by Laura Berlage on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@storyweaverLaura?source=rss-6c2c34da6465------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*mLDu4QFhBoYj3tMzDYs7kg.jpeg Stories by Laura Berlage on Medium https://medium.com/@storyweaverLaura?source=rss-6c2c34da6465------2 Medium Sun, 15 Nov 2026 04:03:16 GMT <![CDATA[Resistance Shows Where the Creative Work Needs to Be]]>

How the inner critic can also be a teacher

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Musings on life “up north” at equinox

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Why embracing the practice makes the difference

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Why bucking existential dread and the inner critic reclaims your resiliency

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Only the ugliest lady had the answer to set him — and you — free

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A study in the pivot from endless combat to compassionate reparenting

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Pushing past self-doubt to complete the story

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Shifting the story as a contemporary artist in conversation with the medieval classic

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How decoding medieval tapestries spins a harrowing tale of conspicuous consumption and how that drove me to offer a twist to the story

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So much older than you think, so many variations to this love song

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