You think you should be able to handle this yourself
The self-reliance that has kept you out of a therapist’s office is usually worth understanding in its own right.
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I Went Back to Therapy After Twenty-Five Years
Needing help again at sixty is not evidence that the work at thirty-five failed. It is what a long life does.
August 21, 2026 · 5 min read
I Thought I Should Be Able to Handle This Myself
Self-reliance is a real skill and it has solved most of your life. It has one blind spot, and the blind spot is why you are reading this at all.
August 12, 2026 · 5 min read
There's Nothing Wrong with You. Now Let's Get Better.
You're not broken. You're not deficient. You're not your diagnosis. You're a person who wants more out of life. Let's start there.
July 1, 2025 · 8 min read
The Best Therapist I Ever Had Was My Tennis Pro
Cameron never tells me to concentrate. He tells me my racket is late. That is a better interpretation than most of the ones I have paid for.
March 15, 2025 · 9 min read