To Hell and Back: My Journey Through Therapy

The following article was originally written for a blogger named The Bipolar Writer. This version is an extension of the original, … More

Seeking the Superheroes Within: How We Vanquish Our Traumatic Pasts

“Like superheroes, supernormals dodge bullets and leap over tall buildings in their way when so many other people around them—even … More

Judgment is Ignorance: How You Can Know So Much and Still Be Stupid

I think I can safely admit that, at times, I am a moron, and I sincerely mean that. Although my … More

Forever an Imposter and Okay With It

Facing the Imposter Within Even if you don’t know what imposter syndrome is, there’s a good chance you have it. … More

Searching for Love in the Shadowlands

“The pain now is part of the happiness then; that’s the deal.” -C.S. Lewis Around this time last year, I … More

Cinderella Man – A Poem about Love’s Substitution with Glory

Cinderella Man Striding down the hallway, with a championship in sight The boy enters the ring, to begin an arduous … More

Trapped in Vanity and Greed: How Our Zero-Sum Thinking Makes Us Miserable

Let the Competition Begin 6th century philosopher, Boethius, noted that life is a wheel of fortune. Sometimes, we’re up, and … More

Always about Me: Why It Doesn’t Make Sense to Take Anything Personally (Updated)

The other day, I helped a client begin to work through the prolonged pain he had experienced from bullying. In … More

Can I Ever Overcome Feeling I’m Not Good Enough?

Since no achievement is without its downside and each one can be criticized (luck and other people are always contributors) … More

Harboring Junk Values: How Our Unhealthy Goals Maintain Depression

I’m pretty sure most of you are sick of my articles on distorted thinking/beliefs by now, and I think I’ve … More