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.

The viral "man vs. bear" thought experiment was never really about bears. It was about safety, masculinity, and what happens when we choose curiosity over defensiveness in conversations about violence and trust.