Category: The Meaty Part
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So I asked ChatGPT a question…
I was doing some research on the state of things in the world and decided to have my research assistant (that’s how I refer to my ai account) to pull some news data from the web when it occurred to me war, as disgusting as it is, always benefits someone. Clearly that someone is not…
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#218
the balloon goes up once more loose the dogs of war how can this be peace I don’t recognize so much about my country right now, but is that because my country has changed or have my eyes simply been opened?….
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The Problem with Homelessness
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…
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Word to the those who seek help from my kind
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…
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The Real Danger of AI: We’ve seen this before pt 2
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…
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The Shadow of the “Big Beautiful Bill”: An Alchemical Analysis of America’s New Law
The Shadow Beneath the Beauty H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, is more than legislation. It is a symbolic event in the psyche of America. On its surface, it promises “big” and “beautiful” reforms. Beneath, however, it exposes the archetypal shadow of the nation—a collective split between care and control, between nurturance…
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Why basic math is so important…
I’ve written before about my weekend morning ritual of checking the email (mostly junk) and light doom scrolling (completely junk) while I drink my coffee. Today I was confronted by an email which by its existence proves a point I have also made before—we need to focus on improving education in this country with even more…
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For the record
For those who have never been let me assure that the path to a country’s greatness is never through the fields of war.
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Title: The Threefold Self: Speaker, Listener, Witness
Every thought you have is not just a fleeting internal whisper. It is a dialogue—and more importantly, a triologue. In every conscious moment, there are three roles simultaneously at play within you: the speaker, the listener, and the witness. Understanding these internal presences can transform how you relate to your mind, your decisions, and ultimately,…