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Finding Closure: Healing the Heart After Ghosting, Flaking, and Other Crazy-Making Relational Drama

https://youtu.be/wAHAbxexUHI A friend of mine recently experienced what felt like the beginning of a real connection with a woman. She was sending him flurries of text messages, and they had started spending time together. There was a sense of closeness—a feeling that something meaningful might be developing between them. Then, out of nowhere, she sent him a strange message: "I [...]

By |2024-10-30T01:31:24-04:00October 29, 2024|0 Comments

True Intimacy Begins with Yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcsOIGHpfxk   Mattia was involved with a woman of Russian descent from the Donbas, the Russian-occupied region of eastern Ukraine, whom he described as highly narcissistic. However, based on the account he shared with me about his ex-girlfriend and their interactions, she sounds more like a sociopath. She actually supports the occupying Russian forces—the same forces responsible for raping, torturing, and [...]

By |2024-10-23T01:27:58-04:00October 21, 2024|0 Comments

The Tragedy of Emotional Numbing

https://youtu.be/gx38jibk_sE   Stephan (a composite of individuals I have known and worked with) is so much in his head, largely because he has spent most of his life numbing himself to his emotions. In some ways, he's quite intelligent, yet shutting down emotionally has made him dense, almost obtuse, as it has disengaged parts of his brain to varying degrees. He 'blabberates' [...]

By |2024-10-16T01:00:59-04:00October 16, 2024|0 Comments

The Illusion of Knowledge

https://youtu.be/zeQYM8cUObo     The rise of short-form content like YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikToks is fundamentally changing how we're consuming information, and this shift is having significant implications for our ability to deeply understand complex issues. One of the most concerning aspects of this trend is the illusion of knowledge it creates. These platforms deliver quick bursts of content, often limited to [...]

By |2024-10-08T22:39:21-04:00October 7, 2024|0 Comments

Why You Need to Be Doing Sensory-Deprivation Flotation Sessions

https://youtu.be/3W2Ygg1zkIA   For years, I’d heard about the transformative experiences people had in sensory deprivation flotation tanks, but I hadn’t tried it myself until 2023, when my friend Bruce turned me on to a session. My first experience at Go With the Float in East Hampton, Massachusetts, was both enjoyable and slightly challenging. The tension in my body and initial [...]

By |2024-10-02T00:28:58-04:00October 2, 2024|0 Comments
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