I write at the intersection of depth psychology, spirituality, politics, tech and culture—exploring the isolating shadows of individualism and how to find meaning in the absence of belonging.
From the archetypal to the personal and political, I explore the nature of deep humanity amidst the cultures we are creating both online and in our communities.
In addition to reading below, you can also listen to some of these posts as audio essays here on my podcast channel, Again, but with Feeling.
Growing Down: Avoidance, Decay and the Riches of Depressive Cycles
To listen to an audio version of this post, click here. For the last several months I’ve been battling a mealybug infestation in one of my favorite houseplants. It’s an awful icky plague that leaves [...]
The Weight of Assumed Potential [New Year Newsletter]
I rarely enjoy the start of January. When everyone is off making resolutions, doing rituals, and displaying a general sense of optimism, I have a heavy bog of existential dread that washes over me. Over the last [...]
There’s No Method to Your Madness
How is your New Year so far? Personally, this part of the year is always accompanied by a psychic darkness. I feel disoriented about which way is up, and I am constantly questioning each step [...]
Meaninglessness in America
In Western culture and particularly in the United States, we are in the “in between times.” Religion as an external organizing principle for internal spirituality and meaning has waned in significance over the last half [...]
Meaninglessness & the Human Condition
“We’re all in search of an adequate biography.” – James Hillman, paraphrased This week I read a passage that made me blush. And no, not in a coy, cute way. In that red hot flushed [...]
Enjoy the Void. It Won’t Last Long.
Those of us running businesses, working from project to project, or surfing the gig economy know that work naturally ebbs and flows – as does income and inspiration. When you are new to this cycle, [...]
The False Promise of Mastery
I know, I know. There are many very prominent leaders offering courses and seminars coined as “mastery” programs. How could this be a problem?I’ll let you in on a secret: mastery is marketing. Just as [...]
How to Rehab Your Confidence
HINT: It's not about you. Try this: Think about walking into a room full of higher-ups and proving yourself to them, your worth, your value. Feel the feeling of being everything you have in that [...]
Hello 2019: Setting Rates, Getting Raises
Overcoming undervaluing and disillusion. It’s that time of year when people are thinking about making more money. You’ve set your goals, you have a sense of your budget (lol maybe, maybe not), and you are [...]