Hello All! Welcome to our Town Halls meetings! These meetings are different from our twice-monthly topic discussion meetings and exist to facilitate group logistics and governance. There is a new dedicated link just for our Town Hall meetings: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/84747344035 Town Halls is intended for our regular attendees (honestly,…

This session is all about the continuum between Optimism and Pessimism and how those mindsets shape our experience of reality. I’ve included an AI summary as well as some great resources that are truncated but worth exploring if you have the time to dive deeper! Google Gemini Summary…

Okay folks, this session we’ll be discussing the impact OCPD traits have on our view/experience of Sexuality! Cale’s Disclaimer: I recognize this topic might feel especially delicate or taboo for some so I ask that people be especially mindful about their participation in the discussion. My personal belief…

Many years ago I watched this video on Creativity by John Cleese and it has become the foundation for how I think about all things “creative”. Here’s the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Pb5oIIPO62g And here are the transcripts of his speech: https://github.com/tjluoma/John-Cleese-on-Creativity/blob/master/Transcript.markdown And finally, here’s a Google Slides presentation summary…

Google Gemini Summary Prompt: How might OCPD traits affect someone’s decision making abilities and process? Understanding OCPD and Decision-Making Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is characterized by a pervasive preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control. While these traits can drive high achievement in structured environments, they…

I look forward to our group discussion about Authority and how OCPD influences/colors our experience of it, both on the giving and receiving end. Google Gemini Summary Prompt: How might OCPD affect the way someone experiences and navigates authority? For an individual with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), the…

For our OCPD & Anger discussion I revisited “Atlas of the Heart”, one of my favorite resources on emotions, to see what it had to say about anger. You can read that rather long section below to a get a sense of anger functions. Following that is an…

Hello All! This event is open to our more regular attendees (honestly, anyone with 3+ sessions under their belt qualifies in my book). This meeting will be recorded for my personal notes (don’t worry, it won’t be released publicly) so that I have an anonymized summary of all…

This meeting’s topic discussion will be about Self-Compassion. You can explore the resources provided below to see videos from Dr. Kristin Neff, the author of many books on self-compassion, including “Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself”. There is also an AI summary below as well….