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Don’t Follow Your Bliss
The lie that keeps creators stuck
Nov 5
4
4
October 2025
My Dear Depression
Thank you
Oct 29
2
Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom
On reframing stress and making better health choices
Oct 5
4
August 2025
Would you live to 150?
On reframing longevity and what it really takes to feel alive again.
Aug 17
2
1
On Losing Friends and Grieving People
And the Wonderful Tibetan Practice of Tonglen
Aug 10
2
2
Recovery Is My Greatest Act of Rebellion
From the trauma ward in Cairo to a healing yurt in the Bay
Aug 3
7
2
July 2025
Confessions of a Self-tortured Writer
In Search of Gumption, Again.
Jul 27
10
4
When the Wind’s Against You
Rewriting the Story We Tell Ourselves About Exercise, Burnout, and Rest
Jul 13
June 2025
How to yield rather than collapse
I'm back!
Jun 29
6
2
May 2025
Join me at Point San Pablo Harbor on Sun, May 18th
A new speaker series and collective practice event!
May 11
1
Shake off this Sadness and Recover Your Spirit
On the perils and cures of Over-identification
May 4
1
April 2025
Our Mad Need for Validation
And how to prevent Prefrontal Cortex Hijacking
Apr 6
5
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