When Wanting to Make a Change, Find Hope by Finding Exceptions
A truism you’ll hear repeated in medicine, and other venues, is that the best predictor of future behavior is the past. This is a hopeful message if the choices people make have been empowering, but a dangerous belief if one Read More …
Befriending the Imposter Syndrome Beasticle – a Strategy for Writers Whose Internal Editor is a Special Brand of Nasty
Of all the voices of the Inner Critic, one of the most virulent is that of the Imposter Syndrome — my personal vulnerability. What is the IS? You might suffer from it if you: *Carry a sense of fraudulence. *Believe you’re one step away Read More …
Designing the Ultimate Writer’s Retreat
After a week of distractions, Jan fantasizes about her ideal writing retreat. Read More …
Temper Tartum
Yesterday I told Molly I’d quit writing for good. I even meant it. I had been struggling with the same scene for days despite promising myself I’d push into first-draft gear and crank the words out. I told myself revisions would Read More …
When The Tart Gets Too Sour
Hope discusses the Eastern-Western divide on the approach to melancholia. She also offers Rumi. Read More …
Old Friends, New Links
The Internet is a marvellous thing, Gentle Reader. Remember the psychologist who helped my clinic during its second hope retreat? Wendy Edey? Turns out if you properly tag your blog posts, people discover when you’re saying nice things about them. Read More …
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