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Laziness Does Not Exist (2021) by Dr. Devon Price, PhD Greetings once again, dearest of Blog Readers! I'm trying something new (again!) and have challenged myself to expand my reading repertoire and share some takeaways here on my corner of the internet. Welcome to my first pro-fersonal (that is, professional and personal) book report & recommendation! My first introduction to Dr. Devon Price was via Price's 2022 book Unmasking Autism, which was published the same year I re

Hello again, Dearest of Blog Enthusiasts! I would like to start with a general acknowledgement of my sometimes painfully embarrassing (to me) humanness... I fell away from my initial goal of posting consistently over the summer, and then renewed my commitment to myself and you all in autumn-ish...and then fell ALL the way off as winter blitzed its way in and 2025 came to a close. BOOOOO (yes, I just boo'ed myself). Now that my anxious badass part got to say her piece; hi the

It is a (lifelong) JOURNEY in discovering how to be yourself. Your sense of self will evolve as you age. You cannot outsource your own self-discovery process. Practicing being yourself can be disruptive to the many systems in which you exist. A serene forest scene with lush green trees arching over reflective waters, showcasing nature's presence. a haiku on longing for serenity: Change, you rat bastard. Tower cards bring upheaval. Opportunities. a haiku on embracing courag

One of the hardest things for me to remember about endings, is that each and every ending is followed by infinite opportunities to choose a new beginning, especially during our spookiest life seasons. I have been sitting with and learning to (hesitatingly) embrace the uncertainty that comes with endings, before tenuously, perhaps even with some cautious optimism, stepping into the space of new beginnings.

When light pierces darkness, the illusions of fear that were hidden and thriving separate at lightening speed, scattering into oblivion. Light begets creation; it makes space for something new. Each and every ending is followed by infinite opportunities to choose a new beginning, even during our spookiest seasons.

A personal reflection with clinically informed solutions on weathering life storms on this autumnal equinox.

Hello, Curious Reader! In this edition of Dr. Z's Two Cents, we embark on a journey into what it means to me as a deeply feeling being,...

Hello again Dear Reader, and welcome back to September, apparently!? Dr. Z's note: I will not be taking suggestions about it being time...

Today's two cents is brought to you by GUSS; that is, God, Universe, Source, and/or Spirit. Basically, whose I am, along with how and why I am able to show up to my life as I do in 2025.

Spoiler Alert: We all have origin stories...whether or not we acknowledge and/or integrate them into our lived experience. Let's talk about it!

Tl;dr: Welcome to a new *clinically-informed* mental health blog on navigating life stuff, brought to you by a doctoral-level educated human, born with a delightfully neurospicy brain.