Cale’s Note: For those of you following along for the past several meetings, it’s becoming increasingly comical how optimistic I’ve been thinking I’ll have the time to generate more thoughtful, human posts. Alas, I’m going to lean into acceptance and embrace “it is what it is” until, one…

Placeholder Note: In my post for our last topic I was optimistic that I’d get ahead of things and that did not pan out! 😅 Thank you ChatGPT for once again distilling this topic down for me. ChatGPT Response Prompt: “Write a 500 word explanation of attachment styles…

General Update: Another topic, another ChatGPT delegated post. I’ve been overwhelmed with work lately but hope to get back on top of things over the next couple of weeks and return to some personal reflections on the discussion topics. The good news is I’ve updated the calendar for…

For me this post feels roughly equivalent to what I would imagine an overworked parent feels like when they only have enough time and energy to pop a frozen TV dinner in the microwave for their child. I’d like to thank ChatGPT for once again spitting out a…

When does our concern for world events become counterproductive? Does preoccupation with the suffering of people portrayed in the news made it harder to recognize the suffering of people in our lives, and our own suffering? As I was preparing for this topic two relevant pieces of content…

The first thing that popped into my head as I was reading through a few lists of Cognitive Distortions for our discussion was this meme! 😅 But honestly, it became immediately apparent how I regularly engage in and wrestle with this distortions on a daily basis. I’m curious…

Happy New Year to All! I’m excited to start this new year with optimism and a renewed sense of potential. Among the many mental tools and spiritual/holistic practices I strive to develop, like gratitude exercises and regularly journaling, I also want to be more intentional about the practice…

Non sequitur intro for context: As someone with both an OCPD & ADHD diagnosis, I’m constantly contending with mental paralysis in one form (perfectionism) or another (inability to focus or prioritize). Consequently, I’m regularly in search of support tools that can help me overcome my struggles around the…

Last meeting we talked about OCPD & Judgments and for this week OCPD & Expectations feels like a natural continuation of that discussion. Much of judgment is about evaluating the outcome of experiences and deciding whether or not they we find them to be good, bad, or neutral….