The Shadow We Cast

On shadow work, spiritual bypassing, collective grief, and the courage to know ourselves completely.

Jun 12 • Colleen E Murray

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Did 'Lean Girl' Just Say the Quiet Part Out Loud?

Beneath every body 'trend' is a belief about who deserves to take up space.

Jun 1 • Colleen E Murray

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May 2026

Yours to Sow

Where do you go when you’re all alone, and your mind struggles to be still— thinking too fast, thinking too slow? Can you sit in patience, or is your…

May 27 • Colleen E Murray

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Personal Failure Is a Political Lie

Dehumanisation does not begin on the street—it begins in policies never passed, and wages never raised. On what capitalism costs, who pays, and why…

May 22 • Colleen E Murray

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AfrikaBurn '26

My very first burn. What a week in the desert taught me about love, ego, impermanence and what we owe each other.

May 11 • Colleen E Murray

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March 2026

My Journey to Egg Freezing

What starts as a decision around fertility opens into something much wider, touching time, relationships, and the negotiations you have with yourself…

Mar 24 • Colleen E Murray

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Ireland is more than St. Patrick’s Day

In honour of St. Patrick’s Day, a reflection on what Ireland has been reduced to, and who she is beyond it—far more than the leprechaun caricature she…

Mar 17 • Colleen E Murray

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February 2026

Disciplining the Female Body

Women’s bodies are shrinking, again.

Feb 24 • Colleen E Murray

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Wellness Without Conscience

On spiritual sedation and the comfort economy.

Feb 19 • Colleen E Murray

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July 2025

A Thought Piece: Power, Identity & the War Behind the Headlines

Exploring how media, memory, and distortion shape our understanding of conflict.

Jul 18, 2025 • Colleen E Murray

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A Woman’s Revolution

By Colleen Murray

Jul 16, 2025 • Colleen E Murray

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Coming soon

This is Colleen’s Substack.

Jul 16, 2025 • Colleen E Murray