Black and B.L.U.E. Blog

You know the feeling — running hard and going nowhere.

The anxiety that keeps coming back. The depression that lifts and returns. The pain that has no clean explanation. The reaction you recognize the moment it's happening and still can't stop. The exhaustion that sleep doesn't touch.

Same place. Different day.

This blog is for that.

Not another explanation of why you're stuck. A different way of understanding what's actually happening — one that gives you an off ramp.

When you understand what your nervous system is doing in those moments, something becomes available that wasn't before. Not instantly. But genuinely. There's a way out that doesn't require more effort or more understanding. Just a different place to look.

You'll find two things here — real education about the nervous system in plain language, and the places I'm personally moving through alongside the people I sit with. Because I'm in it too.

Welcome to the Black and B.L.U.E. Blog.

Susan Blue & Dee Kinsey

  • Jul 4

“I’m Constantly Angry.” “I Just Can’t Do Conflict.” — What If That’s Not Actually Who You Are?

    People arrive carrying a story about themselves. “I’m constantly angry.” “I just can’t do conflict — I leave.” “I just need everyone to be okay.” What if those stories aren’t accurate? What if they were never about who you are?
    Susan Blue

    • Jun 20

    Why Slowing Down Is the Skill Nobody Taught You

      Most of us approach what we’re carrying the same way — we want to jump in and swim for it. But the nervous system doesn’t resolve under pressure. It resolves when it finally has room. Here’s why slowing down is the skill that changes everything else.
      Susan Blue

      • Jun 20

      Welcome!! Are You Feeling a Bit Black and B.L.U.E.?

        No Nonsense Somatic Education If you're here, something brought you. The anxiety that keeps coming back. The reaction you see happening and still can't stop. This blog is for all of that.