Digital Dementia, ‘Ex Machina’ and #AIPsychosis
“One day the AIs are going to look back on us the same way we look at fossil skeletons... all set for extinction.”
Reel Therapy with Kendall
A bi-weekly newsletter unpacking what movies reveal about desire, attachment, and the very human mess of being alive.
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Moral Injury, Fuzzy Trace Theory, and Magic Mushrooms
"It was a song of all the promises I failed to keep." (The Odyssey)
Neuropsychoanalysis, Deprescribing, and 'Eighth Grade'
"Growing up can be a little bit scary and weird."
Psychology of jealousy, desire, and mate guarding starring 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
"Our love, our love will last forever. It's forever. But, it just doesn't work. That's why it will always be romantic. Because, it cannot be complete.”
Hollywood keeps forgetting what 16 actual looks like
10 movies — five that forgot what being 16 feels like, and five that got it exactly right.
Sharing Your Scars, Voter Turnout and VA Support
"Most of my friends are dead or in jail. The streets was gonna kill me, no matter what, so if I die in this uniform, I'm a hero - to somebody."
Know Thy Enemy, Anxiety, and the Manosphere
"A man’s stature is determined by his enemies, not his friends."
Inattention, Generational Trauma and Rising Perfectionism
"She only smiles in a chagrined, loving manner."
Extremism, Chugging Alcohol, and Chatty Cathy
"Sometimes, in order to see the light, you have to risk the dark."
An evolution of the movie therapist
How Hollywood's therapist went from all-knowing to falling apart
Hidden Lurkers, Decolonization Therapy, and The One Who Got Away
"Not a single moment will go by without every other universe screaming for your attention. Never fully there."