Mindfulness
Philosopher argues that mindfulness rests on dubious philosophical foundations
Climate Anxiety
Great article on heat and how it affects mental health: People often turn to cognitive behavioral therapy, medications or other strategies to cope with difficult emotions. But “when it comes to the climate crisis, those interventions fall apart, because the threat is...
Thoughts on Mental Illness and Teen Girls
Mental illness is rising, but teen girls have taken the worst of it. My take is different than most people’s: Mixed messages about their worth as human beings. Innate worth or no is the soul's inner ear. You have to navigate the world with it one way or the other, you...
Therapy Speak
Great article on individualism and modern psychology. Yet it is precisely that rejection of our communal lives that makes therapy culture — at least the version of it on social media and in wellness advertisements — such an imperfect substitute. The idea that we are...
Christianity and Mental Illness Revisited
As my powers of articulation wane I leave more thoughts about why those who are mentally ill often don't stick with the faith. Psychotic breaks often involve what the sufferer perceives to be direct revelation from God and/or experiences of demons/the devil. After...
Bipolar Bingo
Too hot for Facebook because it uses the S word (not that S word, the S word that involves the rope).
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