We Are All Defective, New?
I uttered these words recently: "We are all defective, new?" I offered them as a tonic, a soothing balm, a normalizing unguent. If we are all defective in some way, there is no reason to feel shame for your own particular variation of imperfection. It's no big deal. Humans beings come flawed.

posted 4:43:16pm Jun. 16, 2013 | read full post »

Introverts Revolt
I have been deep into researching introversion for my forthcoming book, The Everything Guide to the Introvert Edge (Adams Media). It's been fascinating, revelatory, and liberating. I have enjoyed reading Susan Cain's Quiet, Laurie Helgoe's Introvert Power, and many others. One thing that I hav

posted 11:52:43am May. 30, 2013 | read full post »

What's Right With America is Wrong with America
People love to hate New Jersey. In Vermont, we have bumper stickers that say "Don't Jersey Vermont." I did most of my growing up in the Garden State and recently spent some time there. It is a place of contradictions to be certain. Where I was, there is high population density and a culture orien

posted 3:18:46pm May. 20, 2013 | read full post »

Participate in Your Own Rescue
One of my students shared a story. A friend of hers was on a whitewater rafting trip in Colorado. During the trip, one of the people in the raft fell out into the river. He floundered around passively while the guide attempted to steer the raft towards him. The guide offered assistance but the man r

posted 2:36:59pm May. 05, 2013 | read full post »

Free the Mind: A New Documentary on Mindfulness
I had the great pleasure of reviewing the new film by Danish filmmaker, Phie Ambo: Free the Mind. It's a beautiful and compelling film about how mindfulness can help us to overcome fear and heal from trauma. It features of the work of pioneering neuroscientist, Richard Davidson at the University of

posted 5:26:16pm May. 01, 2013 | read full post »