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This blog explores, and helps others navigate through, issues which are pertinent to all human beings, from death to self-esteem. Ideas are medicine!

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I’m Not Enough: Why Feeling Like You’re Good Enough Shouldn’t Be Your Only Goal

“I hear what you’re saying, and I can see what I’ve done, but why don’t I feel it?” How many … More

Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Self-Esteem

City Of Lies 2021 Movie Review: A Sacrifice for Justice — HipHop XXIV

The new film City of Lies chronicles Poole’s obsession, or descent into madness (depending on whom you ask), with police … More

2Pac, City of Lies, Hip Hop, Movies, Notorious BIG, Russell Poole

Michael Shermer On Beating Bad Ideas with Better Ideas, Free Speech — HipHop XXIV

On episode 91, we welcome author Michael Shermer to discuss: Why and how humans come to believe in anythingOur difficulty … More

Conspiracy Theories, Critical Thinking, Free Speech, Mental Health, Michael Shermer, Philosophy, Podcast, Science, Skepticism

Mohamedou Talks The Mauritanian, Closing Guantanamo Bay — HipHop XXIV

On episode 90, we welcome author Mohamedou Ould Slahi to recount his imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay and working on the … More

Guantanamo Bay, Human Rights, Mental Health, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Podcast, Politics, Social Justice, The Mauritanian

The Myth of Self-Love: Why You’ll Probably Never Learn to Love Yourself and Don’t Need to

When I was a kid, I wanted to become the best. As is typical for a child who’s bullied, and … More

8 Mile, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Self-Compassion, Self-Esteem

The Perils of American Exceptionalism: Review of The Mauritanian — HipHop XXIV

I’ve never been too frightened of horror movies because most of them aren’t realistic. The ones that terrify me are. … More

Guantanamo Bay, Human Rights, Mental Health, Post Traumatic Growth, Social Justice, The Mauritanian

Paralyzed by the Fear of Uncertainty: Beginning to Overcome Debilitating Self-Doubt

Anxiety is a bitch. And the beliefs behind it are even worse. When people struggle with Generalized Anxiety or Obsessive … More

Anxiety, Black and White Thinking, Generalized Anxiety, Logic, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Philosophy

Cognitive Grit: Why Resilience is More About Thinking than Doing and How to Develop It

Out of the various mental health related issues I’ve dealt with, rejection sensitivity has to be the most difficult. We’re … More

Depression, Grit, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Psychology of Mind, Resilience

Forever Notorious: Review of ‘Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell’ — HipHop XXIV

There was no one else like him. But, if you asked me a decade ago if I imagined myself someday … More

Biggie, Biggie Smalls, Hip Hop, Notorious BIG, Rap

“If He Wanted to He Would”: Why Our Consolations about Rejection are Usually Unhelpful and Wrong

“If he/she wanted to he/she would” is the most overused and misguided phrase in consolation. By saying it, the person … More

Anxiety, Attachment Theory, Dating, Depression, Disorganized Attachment, Love, Mental Health, Psychology, Romance

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