01 Nov The Semmelweis Effect
WHEN HEALERS ARE AHEAD OF HISTORY While historians credit Louis Pasteur with articulating the germ theory of disease, many others came before him who began to tease out the ideas that...
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03 Feb Anxiety, Trauma, and Healing
Humans have brains that are capable of complex thoughts about the future and the past. This gives us the ability to both plan, as well as fall into the abyss...
23 Nov Left Leg
I don't know if I have always held my tension in my left leg, but I know I have for at least 25 years. When I was in my early...
28 Oct “Half-Cocked” : A Personal Look Back
Last year, Tony Kapel had me on his radio show in Miami to discuss my mall photo work and our film Half-Cocked. Afterwards he suggested trying to show it at...
19 Oct Ted Lasso and the Trauma Awareness Revolution
In the first episode of Ted Lasso the newly appointed coach of a premier league soccer team and eponymous namesake of the show tapes a hand-written sign on the locker...
07 Sep Cartoons are often funny because we want them to be true
I saw this on Twitter today. I get it - people want to feel listened to rather than lectured. It also highlights the difference between empathy and sympathy. I come...