# past couple years (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover past couple years.

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## [Back to school 2026: What’s the point?](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/back-to-school-2026-whats-the-point)

_2026-08-19 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

As you likely know, I do a lot of work with high school and college age people.

## [In consideration of the spaces we parent](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/in-consideration-of-the-spaces-we)

_2026-08-12 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

We moved our little family to the suburbs the summer before George was slated to start first grade.

## [On the need to gather en masse](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/on-the-need-to-gather-en-masse)

_2026-08-05 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

So Julie’s younger brother David has been taking care of her mom, now in her 90’s, for the past couple of years or so.

## [Why does my kid bug me so much?](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/why-does-my-kid-bug-me-so-much)

_2026-07-29 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

Kim and Doug came to me in what I can only describe as pretty grave distress.

## [My early introduction into non-toxic masculinity](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/my-early-introduction-into-non-toxic)

_2026-07-22 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

My father’s first sober day was August 19, 1961.

## [THE Original Story&#8230;](https://scgowland.com/2026/07/17/the-original-story/)

_2026-07-17 · SC Gowland · (untitled)_

I have just come out of the most visceral cinema experience I have ever had. I am a writer of stories. I am meant to know how stories work. I am meant to understand their structure, their rhythm and the mechanics behind them. But the film I have just seen is the original story: the Continue reading "THE Original Story…"

## [Parenting through the biggest, darkest fear](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/parenting-through-the-biggest-darkest)

_2026-07-15 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

TW: We do discuss teen suicide and suicidal ideation herein.

## [The five things I wish I knew as a new therapist, that you should know now](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/the-five-things-i-wish-i-knew-as)

_2026-07-08 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

I’m coming up on 30 years in this profession, and decided to take a look back at the things I wish I knew when I started.

## [In appreciation of the art of public speaking](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/in-appreciation-of-the-art-of-public)

_2026-07-01 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

I often present to PTAs, school districts, businesses and other institutions on parenting, stress management, and current psychological trends or concerns.

## [Our kids and the underestimation of their resilience](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/our-kids-and-the-underestimation)

_2026-06-24 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

So I make it a practice to follow the Prof G’s, Jonathan Haidt’s, Mel Robbins’, Huberman’s, and other influencers of a certain age.

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## [The case for Father’s Day](https://drjohnduffy.substack.com/p/the-case-for-fathers-day)

_2026-06-17 · Dr. John Duffy · On Parenting and Life_

I received a call yesterday from, a radio producer asking me to come on the air and talk about Father’s Day.

## [Finding the magic again…](https://scgowland.com/2026/03/10/finding-the-magic-again/)

_2026-03-10 · SC Gowland · (untitled)_

(5 minute read) It has been quite a while since I last wrote anything on this website, so it feels like the right time to bring things up to date. Over the past couple of years, my life has been busy and difficult. Work, family life, and the unexpected turns that inevitably come along have Continue reading "Finding the magic again…"

## [Must all good things come to an end?](https://scgowland.com/2025/04/12/must-all-good-things-come-to-an-end/)

_2025-04-12 · SC Gowland · (untitled)_

And so, we find ourselves at the end of the current Witches of Woodville series by Mark Stay which brings to mind the old saying, ‘all good things must come to an end’. This statement contains two apparent facts; the good thing and the end, so does this apply to The Corn Bride? It is Continue reading "Must all good things come to an end?"

## [Pure Functions](http://blog.jrheard.com/pure-functions)

_2024-08-31 · jrheard's blog_

The hardest problem in software engineering (aside from choosing which program to write ) is keeping your program simple enough for maintainers to confidently read, understand, and make changes to. This problem is called “ managing complexity ,” and there are lots of famous quotes about it 1 . Managing complexity is easy when a program is small, but it gets exponentially harder as years pass, the…