Soul Doctor

In my never-ending need to make sure billionaires have sufficient extra capital to purchase the essentials—like penis-shaped rocket ships—I found myself this morning buying what I like to think of as stupid shit online. These things were not completely without value; I have an office to decorate and a team to draw together and motivate.… Read more: Sisyphus and Modern Man 

I have noticed lately that people have been asking me—because I’m a psychologist—what I think about “the homeless problem.” The question is almost always followed by a sidebar like, “It’s a lot of mental illness stuff, right?” Depending on who is asking, I’ll sometimes give what I call the simple answer: “Not as much as… Read more: The Problem with Homelessness

I’ve been a psychotherapist for closing on 20 years and while I can say I’ve seen a lot I certainly have not seen it all. I saw something today that threw me off enough to break my silence and write this post. It was a subreddit I follow and the post was from a young… Read more: Word to the those who seek help from my kind

I got up at 3:30 a.m. the other day, mostly as a result of the traumatic year I’ve had and the fact that I’ve taken over a part of a mental health program I lovingly refer to as a dumpster fire. Instead of my usual middle-of-the-night doomscrolling, I pulled out my laptop. I wasn’t sure… Read more: The Real Danger of AI: We’ve seen this before pt 2

Spent the week in Hawaii with my wife and I have seen many amazing things, including this view from the road back from an amazing hike. More on that later, or not I haven’t decided yet. The weather was great, the ocean view from the room was stunning, but the most amazing thing I think… Read more: Amazing things I’ve seen