This morning I opened up my WordPress blog’s post history and saw five drafts that had been partially written and then abandoned, unpublished. Each one…
Therapy through Screens
In spring of 2020 a global crisis—you may be familiar with it—compelled me to move my practice entirely to Telehealth. This transition was not smooth.…
Grounding
In my twenties I was involved with a religious community that did a lot of heavy ritual work. One of the first lessons they taught…
Loneliness
Having been a child who spent a lot of time alone, I went into lockdown thinking, “This’ll be fine, I know how to do this.”…
False Despair
NOTE: This was edited on 1/9/21 to remove some lines that minimized the violent intentions of some of the insurrectionists, after learning more about what…
End of 2020 Gratitude
This year I presented a series of workshops for therapists struggling with the shift to telehealth demanded by the COVID19 pandemic. As these workshops emerged…
Updates
For those interested in my work, here are some current ways you can plug in or access more: My new essay, “Talking to the Gods:…
Medicine for Melancholia
“There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along…
Pre-Sale for my Newest Book
I am pleased to announce that my second book, a collection of short essays from my blog and writings at Gods & Radicals, is now…
If Wearing a Mask Stresses You, Try This
Recently it occurred to me that some of the resistance to mask-wearing as a method to reduce the risk of spreading COVID19 could emerge from…