I meet up my friend CJ for a walk this morning. We head to The Liberties for coffee at a place called Two Pups. Surprisingly, they have a few chairs out front, but they’re already taken, so we walk another couple of blocks over to the park at St. Patrick’s. There are plenty of benches, so we pick one and have a long chat.  After finishing our coffee talk, CJ leads us on a walk over to The...

What a week of suspense with the U.S. election… and as of now, the final result is still up in the air. But from the gains made today, it seems imminent that Joe Biden will soon be president-elect. This afternoon I felt inspired and managed to put together this video to express my feelings about the election (I’m fairly impressed with myself for figuring out how to do the editing):...

It’s another groggy morning after my middle-of-the-night DBT group session. Everyone was stressed because of the election. One group member didn’t want to turn on their Zoom video on; the main facilitator told the person in a rather gruff manner that they either had to turn on their video or leave as this is a non-negotiable requirement for everyone who participates. They...