The Flame Was Never Enough
The connection you begin with is not what holds a marriage together.
Nodal Psychology
My personal Substack dedicated to exploring the complexities of Nodal Psychology through story and lived examples.
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The Bad Mom
You Cannot Mourn What You’re Still Fighting For
You Cannot Rest Your Way There
The open week keeps failing you. Not because you lack discipline, but because the ease you are trying to reach was produced by the structure you are trying to escape.
Refusal Is Cheapest for the Already-Connected
AI does more than answer questions. It changes which possibilities the mind can see.
The Egg They Couldn't Keep
How parents exile their disowned parts into their children — and what Once Upon a Time understood about it.
The Best Parents Are Producing the Most Anxious Kids
On the Protective Paradox — and why capacity isn’t the same as accompaniment.
The Villain Is Load-Bearing
You can’t argue someone out of a conspiracy theory — not because they can’t follow the logic, but because the theory is holding something up.
I’ve Never Met a Crazy Person
Twenty years across IOP, rehab, outpatient, and halfway house.
Why Almost No One Acts On Their Hate
The wrong thing is being measured
AI Must Be Bad
The moral recoil of being demoted