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cognitive therapy: the 10 distortions
this is a guest post by damien riley, whose blog i’ve been following for the last year or so, and who is also one of my twitter buddies. drug therapy and what i call “armchair therapy” that seems to never end are not always the best way to manage neuroses. cognitive therapy, as evidenced in… Continue reading cognitive therapy: the 10 distortions
unexamined belief: spiritual atheism?
here, finally, is the continuation of my conversation with jan about spirituality and atheism. says jan: well, really, how could mulder [from the X-files] possibly have believed in UFOs? something for which there is no tangible proof. he would have had to believe simply on the basis of … faith. that would be silly. believe… Continue reading unexamined belief: spiritual atheism?
changes
the other day, carol took a video of me babbling on about the mind of a blogger. that got me thinking. do i really want to frame everything in terms of blogging? is that the kind of world i want to inhabit? that was not one of those sneering hypothetical questions. (as in, “come on,… Continue reading changes
wordless on a wednesday
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carnival of eating disorders #15
ladies and gentlemen, i present to you: the 15th carnival of eating disorders! anorexia an x-ray technician talks about three generations of women with eating disorders. she describes anorexia as an addiction: unlike other addictions, anorexia is something you don’t do. to be an alcoholic you have to find alcohol to drink. drug addicts have… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #15
can someone please feed the cat?
hello everyone! it’s friday today, so time for a frozen pea friday post. today you can find it over at smarter than your average blog, who has kindly invited me to guest post. it’s about the bewildering amount of choices people are faced with when they have cancer. i’m going to be away for a… Continue reading can someone please feed the cat?
wordless fractal on a thursday morning
creativity blocks, metaphysics and individuality
in our last conversation about creativity, jeremy from PsyBlogs talks about the difference between “chaotic” and “ordered” creatives and then moves on to discuss creative blocks. recently, i came across a doctoral thesis in divinity that talks about the connection between chaos, creativity and spirituality. kurt sander from northern kentucky university points out the important… Continue reading creativity blocks, metaphysics and individuality
recovering from addiction: a prayer
a prayer by someone dealing with addiction: dear higher powers: thank you for another day of life. help me to walk closely with you today. work through me so that i may better help others. help me when i am weak. help me to reach out to your unending strength. help me to remain hopeful… Continue reading recovering from addiction: a prayer