What if the stories we've inherited about success, progress, and humanity's place in the world aren't truths, but narratives we've mistaken for reality? In this reflection on Ishmael, I explore Daniel Quinn's ideas about mythology, stewardship, and connection, and why this philosophical novel continues to shape the way I think about psychology, community, and living well.

Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning is more than a memoir or a work of psychology. In this reflection, I explore what his ideas about purpose, suffering, and resilience still offer modern therapy, where I think they fall short, and why this remains one of the most important books anyone on a healing journey can read.