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I read 82 books this year, a new record for me. Here are my twenty favorite books of the year.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Dec 31, 2022

I read 82 books this year, a new record for me. Here are my twenty favorite books of the year.

Dec 31, 2022

We’re All Just Commodities In the Modern Economy

A thought occurred to me as I scrolled my Twitter feed, then clicked on the Candy Crush knock-off game I play too much, and then on a…

Nov 1, 2022

We’re All Just Commodities In the Modern Economy

Nov 1, 2022

Against Perfectionism (or How to Enjoy Being a Fuck-Up)

I wrote a new article for Tricycle magazine!

Nov 1, 2022

Against Perfectionism (or How to Enjoy Being a Fuck-Up)

Nov 1, 2022

Living With Trauma, a Mindful, Buddhist Perspective

I’ve been reflecting on trauma with my patients as of late. It’s occurred to me more and more that what is often diagnosed with depression…

Aug 22, 2022

Living With Trauma, a Mindful, Buddhist Perspective

Aug 22, 2022

The Strangeness of Consciousness: Stray Observations from My Morning Meditation

A stray observation from my meditation this morning: being alive is really weird.

Jun 13, 2022

The Strangeness of Consciousness: Stray Observations from My Morning Meditation

Jun 13, 2022

The World Wants You to Hate Yourself. Here’s How To Fight Back.

I had a thought recently: the world wants you to hate yourself. What do I mean by this? I mean the entire society and subsequent economy…

Jun 6, 2022

The World Wants You to Hate Yourself. Here’s How To Fight Back.

Jun 6, 2022

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” and The Arc of Emotional Maturity

Firstly, apologies for the lack of posts of late! Momentum is really strange, it snowballs one way or the other. In this case, I had…

May 10, 2022

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” and The Arc of Emotional Maturity

May 10, 2022

Ranking The Coen Brothers' Filmography

A little something different for this post… After watching The Tragedy of Macbeth, I decided to watch the Coen Brothers’ entire filmography…

Apr 4, 2022

Ranking The Coen Brothers' Filmography

Apr 4, 2022

Against Perfectionism Or How to Enjoy Being a Fuck Up

Perfectionism is a disease among my patients. People’s inner dialogues these days are unrelenting. The oddity of this all is that the more…

Mar 28, 2022

Against Perfectionism Or How to Enjoy Being a Fuck Up

Mar 28, 2022

The Weirdness of Writing a First Novel: 4 Musings on the Journey to Finish

The past two weeks I’ve been hard at work on the second draft of my first novel, and I’m in a good rhythm. I’ve been writing from 1000-to…

Mar 21, 2022

The Weirdness of Writing a First Novel: 4 Musings on the Journey to Finish

Mar 21, 2022

The Buddhist Therapist

The Buddhist Therapist

The relationship between mental health, spirituality and politics told from the point of view of a working psychotherapist.

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