I am Still Hoping
Hope is a charged word—like love—that can have different meanings for people, and different ways of expressing it.
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How Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party Helped My Mental Health
The best thing I have done for my mental health in the last month was listen to the new album by Hayley Williams. If you struggle just getting through the day, this album provides a soundtrack for the struggle.
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Enough with the Preaching
Listening to preaching is like trying to achieve change by wearing a cloak of words.
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In the Forge: Where Buddhism Fails (and Sometimes Works)
In my darker moments, I sometimes wonder if Buddhism in the West has become a plaything for middle class dilettantes, a sizeable number of whom seem to prefer to turn their back on current realities—because they can.
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What to Do When Some You Love May Be Suicidal {Trigger Warning}
I am not her therapist. I am not her partner. I am a friend—and a crisis counselor—and someone she trusted enough to open the door a crack in her darkest moment.
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