With Thanksgiving past, holiday shopping in full swing, Christmas around the corner, and Coronavirus hullabaloo almost distracting enough to eclipse it all, the last thing most of us are thinking about right now is New […]
Category: Spirituality & Mental Health
Reframing nostalgia
Last weekend, I returned to New York City for the first time in months. I was met with a wave of emotion; elicited by a home I could no longer recognize. The streets I knew […]
The side effect of covid we don’t discuss enough
Does ‘tired’ count as a mood? Lately, that’s been mine. There’s nothing more frustrating than being unable to summon the energy to engage in areas of life that would normally inspire or excite you, and […]
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Today, I sat down to write a completely different post about a far more flippant subject. I sat, and I stared, and I couldn’t do it. Lately, the world has felt a bit dark. I […]
On Leasing Life
Have you ever been painfully reminded of the fragility of your own life? You know those moments–we all have them–when you resort to a sort of inner conversation; talking to God, talking to yourself, talking […]
When Social Distance Leads to Inner Connection
Week 10 of quarantine is winding down, and some things just hit different. At least, that’s according to social media. In a world turned upside down, we are constantly surprised: surprised by the things we […]
The Man in the Flood
A man was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help. Soon a man in a rowboat came by and the fellow shouted to the man on the roof, […]
On Therapy
I almost feel obligated to write this, perhaps as a sort of penance for the attitude I once held. Not even three years ago, I was fully on board the therapy stigma train–albeit not consciously. […]
Why I Love Churches Even Though I’m Not Religious
I was raised by parents of two different faiths. How did that work? Let’s just say it was hardly the first time my parents would disagree on something, or that I would be exposed to […]