Writer, poet, psychotherapist, grantwriter. Offering guidance and support to nonprofits and their leaders in the fields of mental health and social services.
This was not Old Man Joe. This was Forceful Joe. This was Angry Joe. This was Loud Joe. This was Game-On Joe. In an in-your-face State of the Union address, Biden took on Trump and his own doubters. https://t.co/aDtipPuQfC
Our culture is too driven & focused on information over imagination. It too often values productivity over creativity. In doing so, we lose the power of myth & metaphor, poetry & beauty.
Whenever you hear Republicans complain about increased IRS funding, remember that the richest 1 percent of Americans evade $163 billion in taxes each year. That’s who the GOP is protecting. #GOPDebate
People who fall for conspiracy theories have a greater tendency to detect patterns.
But those patterns aren’t real.
They’re random and illusory:
https://t.co/SS4OWLcq54
As of 6pm this evening August 4, the #YorkFire is at 93,078 acres with 93% containment. Please visit the York Fire InciWeb page for the most recent and accurate information: https://t.co/nVI5ZyVlup
📷NPS/Sasha Travaglio
The top studio exec made 384x the average writer the past five years.
This disparity isn't exclusive to Hollywood.
The average CEO at a top U.S. company was paid 399x the typical worker in 2021.
From 1978 to 2021, CEO pay grew by 1,460% — compared to just 18.1% for workers.
When you see negative news coverage of the writers/actors strike, remember this:
The major news networks are owned by the companies they're striking against.
Practice not doing ANYthing.
Even meditation.
Even morning pages.
Even yoga.
Even journaling.
Even the work of self-improvement is arduous and can cause burnout.
Do NOTHING.
It’s EVERYTHING.
It's hopeless for you, it's hopeless for your characters, it's hopeless for everyone, but we just write through it and see where it gets us. Probably nowhere. Become a writer.
@drjenwolkin How do people find mental health care that can respond to our sensitivity and overwhelm? A lot of us cannot find experienced psychiatrists taking new clients. And then the go to response is more drugs.
@drjenwolkin How do people find mental health care that can respond to our sensitivity and overwhelm? A lot of us cannot find experienced psychiatrists taking new clients. And then the go to response is more drugs.