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.
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Expansion > Growth in 2024
Well, welcome to 2024. You made it. I made it. Incredibly we all got through 2023, which was a ride. And this new year is coming in strong with some trends of its own, I think [...]
It’s not you. It’s us.
Dear friends & clients, As I start down the path of writing my dissertation (on the cultural complex of individualism and the epidemic of loneliness in the American psyche), I have been reading Johann Hari’s [...]
(Maternal) Ambivalence, Myopia, and the Plague of Analysis Paralysis
[To listen to an audio version of this post, click here or search for "Again, but with Feeling" wherever you get your podcasts.] I was never the kid that dreamed of having babies. I didn’t [...]
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, [...]