The relationship between mental health, spirituality and politics told from the point of view of a working psychotherapist.
“Do you pray?” I once asked a patient.
“No, I’ve never been able to for some reason” she paused. “Do you?”
“No,” I said. “Because I don’t know if anyone is listening.”
I am outside, wandering Richmond, British Columbia. The ocean stands before me, a shimmering field of blue that rolls in
“When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you
I no longer think humans are innately good. This is a new belief, developed over the last 10 years. For
Christopher Nolan is a rarity in today’s Hollywood. He is the rare big-budget director that pushes the craft of filmmaking
The climate is collapsing. Most of us live in denial of this. But it is inevitable. What does climate collapse
I started meditating when I was 21. When I was in Kathmandu, Nepal, I bought a copy of Kathleen McDonald’s
(I wrote this in 2013 on an old film blog and thought it would be fun to repost it. Many
I just finished my 5th rewatch of The Wire, the critically acclaimed HBO drama that ran from 2002-2008, and it
Meditation is my balance. It’s hard to fully articulate what it actually does for me, except that I am more
So you want to meditate… kudos to you for wanting to improve your mental health and life. When I’ve practiced
