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The Eroding Power of Routine and the Transcendence of Ritual
A lot of people with ADHD struggle with discipline. We struggle with routine. And if I’m being completely honest, I struggle with both — even when I know, intellectually, that practice matters. At a very basic level, I fight against routine. And yet, at the same time, I know something uncomfortable is true: I’m not…
Being Contacted After a Scam — and Why I’m Paying Attention
This morning, I received a brief phone call that immediately felt… off. The connection was poor, the accent was thick, and the message was hard to follow. What I eventually gathered was that the caller claimed to be from a company that helps people recover money lost in investment scams — specifically cryptocurrency scams. He…
From Gemmology to Psychotherapy: A Story About Two Very Different Careers… That Turned Out Not So Different After All
If you had met me in my twenties, you would never have guessed I’d end up as a psychotherapist. At the time, I was far more interested in diamonds than diagnoses, inclusions than intrusive thoughts, and refraction patterns than reframing exercises. For 15 years, I lived and breathed gemmology.I even taught at the Gemological Institute…
Interesting Books
Interesting ADHD Books
A Taylor'd Life 