The Struggle in Solitude – A Poem about Isolation

The struggle in solitude is one which you cannot see The struggle in solitude exists in the midst of all…

An Existential Death-Blow to Narcissism: Defeating the Excessive Need to Feel Superior

Through ambition and greed, they rose. Through force and strength, they conquered. Through status and influence, they flourished. The great…

So many of the qualities of the work of psychotherapy fascinate me: the inherent intimacy, its progress, the intricacies of…

In a post several months ago, I wrote a dedication, and a sort of homage, to my college mentor, and…

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read… And…

Bowling Alone To most, especially in the Western world, self-actualization means becoming the most accomplished and materially successful version of…

“Psychoanalysis is, in essence, a cure through love.” -Sigmund Freud in a letter to Carl Jung In a poignant and…

Within each of you, somewhere hidden, is your best self calling. Her bells become louder with each passing year, as…

Have you ever wanted something really badly, only to find out that it wasn’t as good as it initially appeared…

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