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“Neoliberal claptrap”
"Neoliberal claptrap." That was American novelist and essayist Siri Hustvedt's verdict on the kind of content that promises "Seven steps…
The Pathologizing Gaze: When Therapy Repeats the Original Wound
I go to therapy. Partly because I think it's good practice for someone who works on the deeper levels of…
Decision Paralysis, Another Tentacle of Being Run by Scarcity
Few tasks are more fraught with anxiety than the art of decision-making. For many, the act of choosing between two…
But you can’t just let go, can you?
A therapist who works with sexual abuse survivors looked at my work and said, “This is wrong. You can't just…