*Some of this is adapted from a schmoozeletter email from 2021 Have you been feeling especially down for the last 420 days? For many...

Sometimes it feels like a balancing act trying to determine how much to share personally in public writing and speaking spaces. We all...

*This was originally written in 2021 Do you ever find yourself getting confused by contradictory wisdom? Like, sayings that are quoted...

In this week's Torah portion we read what is often considered the last formal commandment: "Now write for yourself, this song." What...

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*This was originally published as a schmoozeletter email in 2022 Decades ago when I was in high school, we had a school-wide assembly...

One of the most scary symptoms faced by the loved ones of some who suffer from psychological distress is the phenomenon of self-harming...

What if we never had that “honeymoon phase” of being in love? A common refrain from many couples therapy clients from certain backgrounds...

This post was originally published as a subscriber email in 2021 This week of the summer always feels a little off for me. Like, mixed...

This was originally a schmoozeletter email, several years ago: Do you ever find that certain things get you mad, but it doesn't really...

This post was originally written as a schmoozeletter email, several years ago. Have you ever gone camping? As a family, we did it a total...

*This was originally a schmoozeletter email* I once read someone describe the time period we're living through as "the age of metaphor."...

*This was originally a schmoozeletter email in 2021 Do you have any things that most people dislike but you kind of like? For me, it's...

This was originally published as a subscriber schmoozeletter email, a few years ago: Today I was thinking about something that happened...

Hi, I'm trying something new. You might know that I send out a(n almost) weekly email as a free subscription. It's been several years...

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When I was a kid, there was this mean teasing game kids played on each other, by simply repeating everything one person said. I haven't...

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I used to blog at least once a month, approximately. But I haven't posted since October and there's a reason. It’s been six months since...