From AI to BFF: Could AI Replace Humans as Friends?
A few years ago, I remember seeing a headline about a woman claiming she married an AI chatbot. I thought it was so ludicrous it had to be “fake news,” but it wasn’t. In 2026, apparently the thought is not so shocking. In a recent report from the Collective Intelligence Project (CIP), a significant portion […]
Body Love Isn’t Required for Eating Disorder Recovery
As an eating disorder therapist, I know that many individuals in eating disorder recovery feel like they have to work to ‘love the appearance of their body.’ This is far from the truth for a variety of reasons. Feeling like you have to work to ‘love your body’ is a lot of pressure that can […]
Why We Love the Olympics and How Watching Uplifts Us
There’s something profoundly moving about an athlete on the podium, tears streaming as their national anthem plays. Even thousands of miles away, we feel it; a lump in our own throat, a swell of emotion that surprises us. The Olympics aren’t just a spectacular display of physical achievement; they’re a cultural ritual that taps into […]
Identity Fatigue | Psychology Today
Freud says, “Whatever you say you are, you are not.” Adam Phillips says that identity is a “self-cure for a feeling of exclusion” and puts us forever in a position to defend that identity. Identity is thus false to begin with, and on top of that, takes effort and will to manage and reproduce. Both […]
The First Task of Estrangement: Stabilize
When you’re estranged from your child, the urge to fix, explain, or repair can feel overwhelming. Many parents come to me saying, “Just tell me what to do so I can make this better.” The truth is uncomfortable—but freeing: Healing doesn’t begin with insight or action. It begins with stabilization. What follows is a sequence […]
AI Can Help Solve the Reading Achievement Gap
During this Black History Month, let us attend for a moment to the reading achievement gap, as it affects all of us regardless of race. Here’s why. Lack of literacy is linked to some of the biggest and costliest problems in society: spiralling special education spending, school dropouts, juvenile delinquency, incarceration, poverty, and Mental health […]
The Weight Loss Trap | Psychology Today
Losing weight often seems like the right motivation for getting to the gym, but in the long run, your dieting efforts may be destroying your drive. The reason so many give up on their New Year’s Resolutions come February often isn’t about willpower, but more about their “why.” When your “why” is weight loss, then […]
A Different Way to Rein in Health Care Costs
In debates about the soaring costs of American health care, attention typically turns to insurance reform, pharmaceutical pricing, hospital consolidation, or corporate profiteering. These are important concerns. But they all address the visible structures of the system—the branches, not the roots. I propose a long-range strategy that begins upstream. If we are serious about controlling […]
It’s Okay to Have No Purpose Beyond Being and Enjoying This Moment
Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” ~Joseph Campbell I was sitting […]
What Does Organizational Resilience Look Like?
Workplaces invest a lot of resources focusing on employee resilience. They try to hire for it through skillfully crafted interview questions. They pay trainers to teach employees how to bounce back from stress and crisis. Executives even use the term as a rallying cry during corporate townhalls, to encourage employees to push through challenging times. […]