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Why the 'ADHD Superpower' myth refuses to die
There's something real at the core of all pervasive untruths: it's what makes them so enduring and compelling.
 • Skye Sclera
Why 'more therapy' isn't working
Increasingly, we’re defined by what we don’t like and don’t want. Perhaps it makes us less able to aspire to better things.
 • Skye Sclera
"All Men Are Trash" stickers, $2.99 on Etsy
This kind of content cannot arise from a healthy mind. It’s the trauma response of the creator, legitimised through engagement ... and it keeps everyone…
 • Skye Sclera
Rorschach's Christmas Test: What Do You See?
Christmas is a sort of cultural Rorschach Test that reveals lack and longing. But perhaps it is in your power — even a little — to decide what…
 • Skye Sclera
Know your Circus, Know your Monkeys
The Thing You Fear Most About Yourself is True, Actually: Part Two.
 • Skye Sclera
The Thing You Fear Most About Yourself is True, Actually
Allow me to float an idea.
 • Skye Sclera
Dead Family Member? There's an App for That
You’d probably be better off turning to hard drugs than using this tech. At least when you sober up, your memories of the person you’re missing will…
 • Skye Sclera
Painting With Lightning
Painting With Lightning
Psychotherapy, therapy culture (yes, they're different things) creativity, trauma, ADHD, addiction, meaning and relating. Trying to live well with the things you don’t want ... perhaps even learning to use them powerfully.
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