Psychology

Poetry as Hypnotic Invitation to Change — I have written before about how poetry can be seen as hypnotic communication (see Poetry is Sorcery). By hypnotic communication I mean: To be Present with another and to communicate deliberately and carefully in order to orient the person’s attention and imagination by choosing words and gestures that open possibilities…

Content warning for non-graphic mentions of child sexual abuse (and false accusations thereof). There is a virtually endless list of things that supposedly cause people to become transgender. During the mid-to-late twentieth century, perhaps the most common proposed cause was faulty parent-child dynamics, especially “dominant” or “smothering” mothers (because of…

Be aware of how the symptoms differ. — ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is extremely common, affecting approximately 5–10% of the population. It is also known that boys are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls and that the condition seems to affect males and females differently. The reason for this is unknown, but there…

Each of us goes through moments in the relationship when things get confused and the idea of separation doesn’t seem so serious to you. Sometimes we don’t want to fight anymore, we don’t want to have patience or understanding, we just want to leave everything behind and start everything from…

Today I received a letter from a friend of mine named Charly. — I have known Charly seven years at the time of writing; his wisdom helped me through a very difficult situation with work years ago and has guided me since. As a result, I was delighted to find a letter from Charly waiting in my mailbox this weekend. Among the many…

It can have a huge impact on your content strategy. — You can have a competitive advantage as a result. Let’s say you’ve created and published a long form story (3 minutes plus) on Medium. If you just post the video and call it a day, as most people would, you’re not really squeezing all the juice out of the orange. There’s still a lot of untapped potential in that one piece of content. …

It’s healthy to know how to set boundaries, and it makes the yes more valuable. — To the saleswoman who assures you that this shirt fits you well, to the boss who overloads you with work, to the child who asks for more ice cream or the latest toy ... it is not always easy to say no. …