Traps and Trauma
The difference between children who have experienced trauma vs children who have not is the difference between a well-fed dog and a dog caught in a trap. Being bitten by a dog stuck in a trap will be interpreted…
Category Fear
Suicide & Autonomy
From an existential standpoint, the morality of suicide is not always cut and dry. Ironically, this is where an atheist has better ground than a deist in regards to arguing against suicide. If the goal of life, a well…
Why The USA Abhors Existentialism
If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself. — Rollo May The World Congress for Existential Therapy is hosting a conference in London…
Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fix
“If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin.” ― Søren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling Most people are aware of the fight or flight response that people may have to…
Bad Hair Cut
Let’s pretend you live in a small town. It’s so small, there are only two barbers in the entire town. One barber has hair so amazing it’s talked about in hushed tones and people have begun using the word…