If you equate yourself entirely with your roles, your identity becomes dependent on circumstances.
Advice & Confessions
The Golden Rule (Without the Fine Print That Doesn’t Actually Exist)
There’s a line many of us learned as kids: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
There’s a line many of us learned as kids: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Hat, Haircut, or Leaky Roof?
What can I change, what can I accept, and what can I ignore?
What can I change, what can I accept, and what can I ignore?
Stress Sweating vs. Heat Sweating
That's anxiety sweating, and it's completely different from the sweat people break during a workout or a hot summer commute.
That’s anxiety sweating, and it’s completely different from the sweat people break during a workout or a hot summer commute.
The Dissolution of the Narrative Self: Beyond Continuity
A psychological and experiential shift where the mind stops creating illusions based in time, leading to a weakened sense of continuity across time.
A psychological and experiential shift where the mind stops creating illusions based in time, leading to a weakened sense of continuity across time.
The Confessions We Save for People We’ll Never See Again
Psychologists call this the stranger-on-the-train effect.
Psychologists call this the stranger-on-the-train effect.
Blitzed Duo, but…
What does it take to really learn a language?
What does it take to really learn a language?
More Than 84% of Dogs Show Signs of Fear or Anxiety
A dog trembling during a thunderstorm or backing away from a stranger may seem like an isolated reaction—but new research suggests these moments are far from rare.
A dog trembling during a thunderstorm or backing away from a stranger may seem like an isolated reaction—but new research suggests these moments are far from rare.
We Adults Are Really Just Old Children, Cleverly Disguised as Adults
With a child’s need for love, nurture, joy and acceptance.
With a child’s need for love, nurture, joy and acceptance.
When Fear Writes the Story First
A note on my windscreen and a possible hip replacement reminded me how quickly the mind can begin living inside imagined futures.
A note on my windscreen and a possible hip replacement reminded me how quickly the mind can begin living inside imagined futures.
Against the Odds
In almost everything you do, you are up against unfavorable odds, yet you keep persisting.
In almost everything you do, you are up against unfavorable odds, yet you keep persisting.
The Birthday Notification No One Clicked
But if I’m honest, it was really an experiment.
But if I’m honest, it was really an experiment.
‘Bouncing Back’ Is a Myth – Resilience Means Integrating Hard Experiences Into Your Life Story, Not Ignoring Them
In moments like these, people are often urged to be resilient – which can feel like being told to show no weakness, to push through no matter what.
In moments like these, people are often urged to be resilient – which can feel like being told to show no weakness, to push through no matter what.
I Am an Empath
It sucks.
It sucks.
What Artists Owe One Another
This is not about financial obligation or transactional networking—it is about sustaining a culture of creativity, resilience, and integrity.
This is not about financial obligation or transactional networking—it is about sustaining a culture of creativity, resilience, and integrity.
A Plot Twist That Still Makes Me Cry
When should forgiveness come easily?
When should forgiveness come easily?