In yesterday's post, I reviewed the book Unbroken Brain and listed the questions that it raised for me. Today I'm going to explore the first question: If addiction is a disease, and not a moral failing, why does 12-step culture … [Read more...] about Does Shame and Blame Work with Addiction?
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If You’re Addicted, Is it Your Fault, or Not? 5 Snouts Up for Unbroken Brain by Maia Szalavitz
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for Unbroken Brain by Maia Szalavitz (Understanding the snout-based rating system). There are people who think 12-step programs are the only way to treat addiction and then there are people who hate 12-step programs and … [Read more...] about If You’re Addicted, Is it Your Fault, or Not? 5 Snouts Up for Unbroken Brain by Maia Szalavitz
Change Everything Without Changing Anything–Four Snouts Up — I Feel Pretty (therefore I am Pretty) in Theaters now
(:)(:)(:)(:) Despite general critical distain, I loved this movie and found it important for a couple of reasons: 1) it makes us identify, laugh and cry about (American) women's obsession and distortion with our looks and bodies; … [Read more...] about Change Everything Without Changing Anything–Four Snouts Up — I Feel Pretty (therefore I am Pretty) in Theaters now
Why not build trust in your intuition by playing a game like Sudoku?
Recently I accidentally stumbled across a fun and easy way to build my belief in my own intuition and spiritual guidance: SudokuI’ve been playing Sudoku on an iphone app on my phone for years. Not very much, I hasten to say (lest you judge me … [Read more...] about Why not build trust in your intuition by playing a game like Sudoku?
Day 26 of Consecutive Daily Blogging
So after years of blogging sporadically (which is really misleading because it much more publishing than actually happened. The truth is I blogged 4 times in 2016; I blogged once--ONCE--in 2015; I blogged 17 times in 2014. The last time I … [Read more...] about Day 26 of Consecutive Daily Blogging
Goodnight Moon. Goodnight Partially Eclipsed Sun. Goodnight Partially Learned Lessons…
Before we all forget that the moon nearly blocked out all of the sun this past Monday (at least in my part of California), I'd like to report some spiritual lessons learned from it (you can tell I haven't preached all month, I'm starting to need … [Read more...] about Goodnight Moon. Goodnight Partially Eclipsed Sun. Goodnight Partially Learned Lessons…
We Are All Great Grandchildren of the Confederacy and the Slavocracy and our Heritage belongs in Museums not Public Squares
With the monuments to Confederate "heroes" tumbling down this past week (after years of protests) and great grandchildren of key figures either applauding it or being okay with it (despite our president's condemnation of those long overdue removals), … [Read more...] about We Are All Great Grandchildren of the Confederacy and the Slavocracy and our Heritage belongs in Museums not Public Squares
10 People Across Spectrum Speak Out with Love and Leadership
Our president continues continues to be a fascinating gift from Spirit who inspires Americans across the political spectrum to a greatness we didn't know we had. Yesterday the Daily 202 -- a wonderful news collection of The Washington … [Read more...] about 10 People Across Spectrum Speak Out with Love and Leadership
America’s Dysfunctional Family Reality TV Show: Father Knows Worst
With the events in Charlottesville and the responses to it, I have been pondering, meditating, on the question of how to be in this America. As a human, I am so sad and scared at the violence and the anger these events have engendered. As … [Read more...] about America’s Dysfunctional Family Reality TV Show: Father Knows Worst
Making Peace with True Gender Equality
At the aggregate level, the majority of college graduates across the United States are now women. The vast majority of college applicants with the highest grades, scores and accomplishments are women. (A recent article I read noted that the … [Read more...] about Making Peace with True Gender Equality
No Substitute for Oral
I am not the classic luddite curmudgeon. Born in 1961 towards the end of the Baby Boom, I nonetheless like to think of myself as an early millennial because my parents brought me up without limits or responsibilities and because I started being … [Read more...] about No Substitute for Oral
Chronic Pain–the Epidemic Behind the Opioid Epidemic–Who is Treating IT?
We've all read the headlines and started to understand that there is an opioid addiction health crisis in this country, but how many of the articles address the underlying driving force behind the addiction: chronic pain.Millions and millions of … [Read more...] about Chronic Pain–the Epidemic Behind the Opioid Epidemic–Who is Treating IT?