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This week, I'm taking a bit of a grief break.

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It's a very tough season for spiritual goals. When the biggest priority becomes survival, who has the time or energy for seemingly secondary concerns? This week in my theories course, we're exploring the Existential appr...

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Whenever I'm a little worried that the love I have for my dog isn't normal, I'm assured by the incalculable number of social media accounts dedicated to OPP. Other People's Pets. See there--even using the word \"pet\" feel...

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It's our 17th (!!!) anniversary weekend, and so this week I'm taking a break--and reminding you to take one too. Anyone who's ever been in therapy or engaged in self-help practices may have discovered how essential it is...

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There's a great docuseries I can't quite get enough of called Couple's Therapy. Have you seen it? The show features the process of Dr. Orna Guralnik as she works with couples in New York City. It's my kind of reality tel...

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Whenever I tell people where we moved, they ask with a great level of surprise how we've come to live here. I tell them the official story--my neighbor is Framily, and tipped us off in the Winter of 2022--but I know the ...

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One of the first friends I met when we moved in 2022 was a woman working out at the athletic club. I had a book in my hand, and she invited me to her book club. Now three years later, I’m the junior member of the “Wise O...

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I've been thinking of you all week. Last week I posted about long term unemployment, and I'm floored by the vulnerable and echoing responses I've received. There are scores of articles and resources online for navigating...

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After Jurassic World Dominion released in the Summer of 2022, I was optimistic that the work I poured into it would bear fruit. My performance in the action adventure was praised, and the film itself went on to gross ove...

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and at mid-month I thought I would get something short and sweet off my chest that I could soapbox on forever:

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I've noticed something. A lot of twenty-somethings feel like failures already. It's been a recurring thread across my mentees, and even when I visit college students; they feel like they're missing out on some essential ...

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When Alano and I got married, there was no such thing as #CoupleGoals. The closest thing were the celebrity marriages and relationships we knew very little about. Whenever anyone would liken our union to Will and Jada, w...

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In the way way back of 2014, this sweet baby above was feeling an especially acute case of envy. It was unwieldy, really. I wish I could tell you what or who I was envious about, but it doesn't matter now. I'm sure it di...

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Wise women do not like to be told what to do. Legend has it, my great grandmother Dorothy's preferred watering hole was a Whites-only bar in convenient distance. She was not about to go out of her way for her whiskey. If...

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One of the best things about the tumblr era of the internet was the raw honesty. You could glean so much from someone’s life story because, really, we were all just using it as a digital diary. Between that, the music d...

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My personal life has always been in communication with my professional life. The synchronicities have proven so profound, I could write a book on it to rival the early work of Gladwell. A moment and movement will often c...

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A Dark Day

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I know, I know. What’s surreal is how much a personal blog feels analog at this point. So why am I here? Well, for one thing, I can’t quite capture all I want to express in a little social media caption. (I’ve tried.) Be...

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