I've been researching and writing a piece on "Hustle Culture" this week which has taken a lot more time than I'd anticipated. As a consequence, I have got behind with my other work. One evening, after we've cleared the dinner plates I say, "I've got to finish an "Ask A Therapist" question … [Read more...] about Inadvertent Birthday Hustling
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Everything You Believe Is Probably Wrong
I'm telling a client that trying to breathe deeply while he's having a panic attack is a bad idea because one of panicking's best features is the ability to convince you that you cannot breathe. I tell him, "Just try reminding yourself that even though you're sure you're about to have a heart … [Read more...] about Everything You Believe Is Probably Wrong
Trying To Escape From Social Media
I'm trying to delete my social media accounts but it turns out that it isn't as straightforward as you'd think. Like Donald Trump, freed this week from the responsibility to censure himself, I'm finding it hard to let go. I've considered that it might be symptomatic of something deeper. A … [Read more...] about Trying To Escape From Social Media
The Stoppable Rise Of Technology
I have an app on my phone that identifies birdsong so that when I am walking through the woods I can tell a woodpecker from a robin. Every so often it insists on playing an advert that ironically makes me much less likely to buy whatever it is selling and makes me too bitter and resentful to buy … [Read more...] about The Stoppable Rise Of Technology
Reflective Journals Through The Medium Of Bananagrams
Over a game of "Bananagrams" at the dining room table shoehorned in before dinner, my daughter says, "We have to keep a reflective journal but I don't know what to write in mine." She places down letters to make the word "conundrum", an irony I ignore because she'll already be ahead of … [Read more...] about Reflective Journals Through The Medium Of Bananagrams