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Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out. Martin Scorsese, American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor I’ve been fascinated by the power of media for a long time. I actually am trying to pinpoint the … Continue reading Read What You Watch
Let’s stop ‘tolerating’ or ‘accepting’ difference, as if we’re so much better for not being different in the first place. Instead, let’s celebrate difference, because in this world it takes a lot of guts to be different. Kate Bornstein, American … Continue reading Why Saying “Sleepy Joe” Reinforces Ableism
Wisdom is tolerance of cognitive dissonance. Dr. Robert Thurman, American Buddhist author and academic I’ve been reflecting a lot recently on the foundations of cognitive development–see, I’ve been studying human development since I was in my undergraduate days at Lebanon … Continue reading “Danger Will Robinson!”
Mental health stigma…just…sucks. And, to be honest, I’m one of the lucky ones. I had already completed a master’s degree in counseling (even though we never do great helping ourselves), thus, I could recognize some warning signs for when things … Continue reading Mental Health Whack-A-Mole
Welp…it’s been almost three weeks since surgery. To be honest, there are days when I’m a little run down, harder to get myself going. Other days, energy is there. I do have to remember that I was suffering from some … Continue reading The “Chunk Filter” (Van Hise, 2016)
I’m not sure if any of you have ever done a liquid diet before…I had done the dreaded “colonoscopy prep” five or so times in my life already and that was already brutal. Also, wanting sports drinks or soup after … Continue reading Hangry
Yup. That’s right. I’m fat. At my highest adult weight, I was 408 pounds (hence the name of this blog collection). Of course it didn’t start that way, but it definitely ended at that. In this collection, I’m going to … Continue reading I’m fat.
I’ve said this multiple times before, especially when I’m conducting a workshop or training. I really didn’t realize that I was a White man until I was about 24. Yeah, I know. Right? Talk about privilege…see, I had become pretty … Continue reading On Privilege in the Trump Era
Even if you’re not a sports fan, you would be hard-pressed to have escaped the coverage of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s recent and continued protest over the United States’ treatment of people of color. He has decided that … Continue reading On Sitting Down…
Like many, I’ve been caught up in the swarm of articles, petitions, and opinion pieces surrounding convicted rapist Brock Turner, a 20-year-old former Stanford University swimmer with “aspiring Olympic dreams.” According to an article in The Atlantic, Turner was convicted … Continue reading Rape is Not “Actions”
Gene Kelly, Ph.D. 