The true challenge of authenticity
My cousin Heidi Jandel recently issued an “authenticity challenge” on Facebook. Heidi’s instructions: “Each day ask yourself how you can show up more authentically in one small area of life that day.”...
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When are you most authentically you? Let me know in the google survey form below! This is my third post on authenticity. The True Challenge of Authenticity set the premise for this one… it’s all very...
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Why do successful people commit suicide? In memory of Dr. Ben Shaffer
Just now I discovered that Dr. Ben Shaffer, a very successful orthopaedic surgeon, committed suicide in 2015. It’s been nearly 27 years since I last spoke with Ben, and yet… I am still devastated....
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COVID19 Conspiracy Theories: The good, the bad, the ugly, and mine
I’ve decided to collect some of the best COVID19 conspiracy theories I can find and share them here. (Here is a Rolling Stone piece that includes many important health-related ones I haven’t listed.)...
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The contents of my storm shelter in light of COVID-19
The storm shelter after cleaning it out. A few weeks ago I showed the contents of my storm shelter to my rental property manager. To my surprise, along with the spiders and dead leaves and many...
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A list of fiction and nonfiction books about psychology
I started this blog post over a year ago. I was reminded of it when a student asked me for reading recommendations yesterday. I’ll post it now, and then add as more fiction and nonfiction books about...
View ArticleResources for child abuse victims: A list of links & phone numbers
The other day, a student asked me for advice on getting past child abuse. She is doing a project for another class and wanted my opinion. After reminding her that I am not a clinician, I told her that...
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Jessica’s Ginger lemon cranberry mocktail
If this were a recipe blog, I would go on and on for about a thousand words about the history of this mocktail and what it means to me personally. But it’s not. So I’ll just say I made up the ginger...
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How to buy a gun in California (and ammo)
For the last month, I have been seeing a lot of snakes. Too many of them have been rattlesnakes. It didn’t take long for me to want a gun. I had lots of advice (see below), and I finally bought one a...
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From “Life is what you make of it” to “It is what it is”
How did we go from “Life is what you make it, make the best of it” to “It is what it is”? This has been on my mind for the last few weeks. It’s not the first time I’ve thought of blogging about “It is...
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