Anxiety, Identity, and the Art of Staying Real

What initially drew me to this band was its name. Worry Club is genius. It is disarming, ironic, and earnest at the same time, like a support group you would want to join. I had the pleasure of chatting with Chase Walsh, the frontman and creative force behind Worry Club. I wanted to understand the […]

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 […]

Letting Go of the “Good Person” Identity and Spiritual Expectations

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. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~Lao Tzu For many years, I was deeply involved in spiritual communities—satsangs, meditation centers, […]