October 16, 2018 Dumbledore's Army, still recruiting: How U.S. elections are like the Battle of Hogwarts I've been upset about the recent Senate hearings and I've been ever more upset since the vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court; I've also been thinking a lot about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Seem strange? Let me explain… Read More 1.0k October 15, 2018 We're cautiously excited for Netflix's time-traveling Afro-Colombian witch show, Siempre Bruja Netflix released a trailer for its upcoming drama, Siempre Bruja, which follows the story of Carmen, an Afro-Colombian slave and witch living in the colonial coastal settlement of Cartagena in 1646 who time travels to 2019 to avoid being burned at the stake as a witch. Netflix has had some hits and misses lately with representation, so I'm cautiously optimistic that they'll handle the show featuring a darker skinned Afro-Colombian woman with care. Read More 1.5k 15 Comments October 10, 2018 Individuation: stumbling toward emotional self-reliance Maybe the most obvious way to talk about individuation is to say that, in the context of my marriage, if there was a bad feeling, I would look to my spouse to help me with it. Over the years, this mean that basically I held him at least partially responsible for my sense of well-being. Then, suddenly, my sense of well-being was very much my responsibility alone… and ultimately, it always was. Read More 1.9k 13 Comments September 26, 2018 Microdosing pain: how to make things suck less, by sucking more The truth of my anxiety is revealed: I invested all my time in building little walls all over the place to try to shelter myself from pain, but what I was actually doing was denying myself opportunities to learn and become more capable. So what if I choose to expose myself to pain in small doses so that I can get better at managing it? Read More September 19, 2018 Hannah Gadsby should totally host an awards show Have you seen comedian Hannah Gadsby's standup special, Nanette, on Netflix yet? No? Hold that thought and give it a watch. I'll wait. If you have seen it, you'll know it's GOOD. And Gadsby's presenting gig at this week's Emmy's proved her cred yet again. Here's why this woman deserves to host an awards show… Read More 12345…155
1.0k October 15, 2018 We're cautiously excited for Netflix's time-traveling Afro-Colombian witch show, Siempre Bruja Netflix released a trailer for its upcoming drama, Siempre Bruja, which follows the story of Carmen, an Afro-Colombian slave and witch living in the colonial coastal settlement of Cartagena in 1646 who time travels to 2019 to avoid being burned at the stake as a witch. Netflix has had some hits and misses lately with representation, so I'm cautiously optimistic that they'll handle the show featuring a darker skinned Afro-Colombian woman with care. Read More 1.5k 15 Comments October 10, 2018 Individuation: stumbling toward emotional self-reliance Maybe the most obvious way to talk about individuation is to say that, in the context of my marriage, if there was a bad feeling, I would look to my spouse to help me with it. Over the years, this mean that basically I held him at least partially responsible for my sense of well-being. Then, suddenly, my sense of well-being was very much my responsibility alone… and ultimately, it always was. Read More 1.9k 13 Comments September 26, 2018 Microdosing pain: how to make things suck less, by sucking more The truth of my anxiety is revealed: I invested all my time in building little walls all over the place to try to shelter myself from pain, but what I was actually doing was denying myself opportunities to learn and become more capable. So what if I choose to expose myself to pain in small doses so that I can get better at managing it? Read More September 19, 2018 Hannah Gadsby should totally host an awards show Have you seen comedian Hannah Gadsby's standup special, Nanette, on Netflix yet? No? Hold that thought and give it a watch. I'll wait. If you have seen it, you'll know it's GOOD. And Gadsby's presenting gig at this week's Emmy's proved her cred yet again. Here's why this woman deserves to host an awards show… Read More 12345…155
1.5k 15 Comments October 10, 2018 Individuation: stumbling toward emotional self-reliance Maybe the most obvious way to talk about individuation is to say that, in the context of my marriage, if there was a bad feeling, I would look to my spouse to help me with it. Over the years, this mean that basically I held him at least partially responsible for my sense of well-being. Then, suddenly, my sense of well-being was very much my responsibility alone… and ultimately, it always was. Read More 1.9k 13 Comments September 26, 2018 Microdosing pain: how to make things suck less, by sucking more The truth of my anxiety is revealed: I invested all my time in building little walls all over the place to try to shelter myself from pain, but what I was actually doing was denying myself opportunities to learn and become more capable. So what if I choose to expose myself to pain in small doses so that I can get better at managing it? Read More September 19, 2018 Hannah Gadsby should totally host an awards show Have you seen comedian Hannah Gadsby's standup special, Nanette, on Netflix yet? No? Hold that thought and give it a watch. I'll wait. If you have seen it, you'll know it's GOOD. And Gadsby's presenting gig at this week's Emmy's proved her cred yet again. Here's why this woman deserves to host an awards show… Read More 12345…155
1.9k 13 Comments September 26, 2018 Microdosing pain: how to make things suck less, by sucking more The truth of my anxiety is revealed: I invested all my time in building little walls all over the place to try to shelter myself from pain, but what I was actually doing was denying myself opportunities to learn and become more capable. So what if I choose to expose myself to pain in small doses so that I can get better at managing it? Read More September 19, 2018 Hannah Gadsby should totally host an awards show Have you seen comedian Hannah Gadsby's standup special, Nanette, on Netflix yet? No? Hold that thought and give it a watch. I'll wait. If you have seen it, you'll know it's GOOD. And Gadsby's presenting gig at this week's Emmy's proved her cred yet again. Here's why this woman deserves to host an awards show… Read More 12345…155
September 19, 2018 Hannah Gadsby should totally host an awards show Have you seen comedian Hannah Gadsby's standup special, Nanette, on Netflix yet? No? Hold that thought and give it a watch. I'll wait. If you have seen it, you'll know it's GOOD. And Gadsby's presenting gig at this week's Emmy's proved her cred yet again. Here's why this woman deserves to host an awards show… Read More 12345…155