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There are so many examples of people constantly claiming they are going to write a novel or are indefinitely working on a novel that it has become a cliche. Lots of people have admitted they want to write a novel – even a short story – but far fewer people follow through with it. There…
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Check out my spoiler-free review of Other Mommy on Letterboxd now!
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Over the course of their careers, therapists will amass a collection of metaphors, proverbs, or words of encouragement that we prefer and pull out on a regular basis. One of my favourites to use, and one that has probably stuck with the most of my clients, is: “You can’t learn how to swim while you’re…
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I said in my previous post about this article that I was going to write about the age dynamic as it relates to horror movies, but I decided to choose a sexier topic for today: why do people even watch horror in the first place? The article I am referring to is a terrific article…
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Australian-based publishing company Gypsum Sound Tales has released the next edition of their Thuggish Itch series, Bear! A collection of short stories that feature a bear in some capacity. This edition includes the story Grizzly by yours truly! You can order your paperback or kindle copies now on Amazon! Enjoy!
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“Comparison is the thief of joy.” It’s an old adage but its longevity may be due, not only to its truth, but also at least in part to its broad applicability. Most people make comparisons of something they feel they lack to something of someone else’s that they feel is in abundance. Or, they may…
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There was a fantastic article published in October 2019 by G. Neil Martin titled “(Why) Do You Like Scary Movies? A Review of the Empirical Research on Psychological Response to Horror Films” in the journal Frontiers of Psychology. I’m going to write multiple posts about this one article because it is robust with information about…
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As a preface to this post, I should say that I don’t like to refer to the people I work with in therapy as patients or clients. Patient is typically associated with a medical context and we have free healthcare here in Canada, so client doesn’t make sense for that. However, I don’t use client…
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