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Psychedelic TherapyThe purpose of psychedelic psychotherapy is to deepen the capacity for connection between the patient and the therapist. Individuals utilize psychedelics for various purposes. These include: gaining direct insight into the nature of reality; exploring their subconscious; enhancing creativity; and enjoying recreational experiences at social gatherings or in natural settings. All valid. I’ve used … Read more

Virtue signalling is a failure to be an individual. Most political opinion postings on social media these days are little more than virtue signalling. Here’s a working definition that I picked up from the internet: “The public expression of opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one’s good character or social conscience or the moral correctness … Read more

Taylor Sheridan is making good TV. I watched the series, The Mayor of Kingstown and loved its gritty, dystopian tone. Then I watched two of his other filmsYellowstone and the prequel 1883. I loved Yellowstone and I hate it when prequels are lame. So it took me a minute to garner the courage to watch … Read more

Who would you be if you were to stop trying so hard? Many who come to see me expect lots of homework between sessions. They have a problem that they want fixed. Obviously there is something wrong with them, and they think I’m in the self-improvement business. When I tell them that there’s actually nothing … Read more

The hardest part of recovering from failures of love in childhood is breaking through psychological denial. Denial is a defence against reality. It’s purpose is to keep us from seeing and feeling the truth of how we were being treated in the past and in the present. Ego and denial are synonymous. Ego is the … Read more

Self-pity is not self-compassion. Self-pity can become a go-to posture when things are not going our way. It is a feeling that life is conspiring against us. Even our loved ones are treating us unfairly. The boss is being a dick. It’s all too much to take. It’s not fair. And it’s entirely possible that … Read more

How can I be happy? In the first part of this two part series I cautioned against making happiness the goal of life. Happiness is a byproduct of living well and living true. The focus needs to be on living your own life while creating as little suffering as possible along the way. Keep your … Read more

For thirty years the Christmas season was actually a source of stress for me as a minister, and frankly it’s a relief that I’m not having to saying something original on Christmas Eve, something that hadn’t already been said, again and again. For decades I’ve thought that most Christians miss the point of Christmas. Actually, … Read more