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The relationship between mental health, spirituality and politics told from the point of view of a working psychotherapist.

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Author: Anthony Tshering

Hello! You’ve reached the personal blog of Anthony Tshering, psychotherapist and writer. Originally from California, I have studied at Santa Clara University, Hunter College, and The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. I am now based in Brooklyn.
March 16, 2021 Tao Te Ching / Taoism

My Reflections on Tao Te Ching #1

1 The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao  The name that can be named  is not

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March 15, 2021 Alan Watts / Buddhism / meditation / mindfulness / tonglen

Three Meditations to Practice Non-Attachment and Let Go of the Self

The so-called self is a construct of words and memories, of fantasies which have no existence in immediate reality. The

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March 9, 2021 book review / books

Book Review: Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”

Few pieces of art create a sense of awe within me. Terrence Malick’s films, especially Tree of Life, do. So

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March 7, 2021 Burnout / Compassion Fatigue

Thoughts On Emotional Burnout, Compassion Fatigue from a Therapist’s Experience

Today the cool ocean air flicks my skin like fingertips. I am walking, lost in melancholy, lost in grief, but

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March 2, 2021 capitalism / social media

Why Social Media Will Make You Feel Empty: Identity and Social Hierarchies In The Internet Age

I loved social media. I loved that I was never bored, that any time I felt empty or alone, I

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February 26, 2021 Aging / Death

What Getting Old Means To Me

I am outside, wandering Richmond, British Columbia. The ocean stands before me, a shimmering field of blue that rolls in

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February 23, 2021 Alan Watts / Buddhism / mental health / Taoism

Alan Watt’s Backwards Law And 3 Ways It Can Help With Your Mental Health

“When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you

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February 22, 2021 mental health / psychotherapy / Shadow Self / Spirituality

Facing Humanity’s Darkness: Struggles With My Personal Demons and The Jungian Shadow Self

I no longer think humans are innately good. This is a new belief, developed over the last 10 years.  For

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February 16, 2021 Christopher Nolan / Cinema / film

The 5 Best Christopher Nolan Movies According To Me

Christopher Nolan is a rarity in today’s Hollywood. He is the rare big-budget director that pushes the craft of filmmaking

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February 9, 2021 Absurdism / climate change / collapse

Reflections On A Dying World: Finding Meaning In The Climate Crisis

The climate is collapsing. Most of us live in denial of this. But it is inevitable. What does climate collapse

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February 8, 2021 Buddhism / meditation / mental health / mindfulness / Spirituality

5 Things I’ve Learned After Twenty Years of Meditating

I started meditating when I was 21. When I was in Kathmandu, Nepal, I bought a copy of Kathleen McDonald’s

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February 2, 2021 Cinema / Federico Fellini / film

The 5 Best Federico Fellini Films According To Me

(I wrote this in 2013 on an old film blog and thought it would be fun to repost it. Many

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February 1, 2021 capitalism / socialism / television / the wire

The Proletariat Life of Bodie Broadus

I just finished my 5th rewatch of The Wire, the critically acclaimed HBO drama that ran from 2002-2008, and it

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January 28, 2021 Buddhism / meditation / mindfulness

Exploring My Inner Demons : A Journal Entry from Today’s Meditation

Meditation is my balance. It’s hard to fully articulate what it actually does for me, except that I am more

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January 26, 2021 Buddhism / meditation / mindfulness / Spirituality

What Meditation Isn’t: 5 Common Misnomers of the Ancient Practice

So you want to meditate… kudos to you for wanting to improve your mental health and life. When I’ve practiced

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