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Burnout is real. The problem is what happens when the word becomes too easy to use. Dr. Michael Brustein, PsyD Clinical Psychologist, NYC 5 min read Burnout has fallen in with a bad crowd. Narcissism, gaslighting, OCD — words that once had a more specific meaning and...
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Social Anxiety and the Fear of Being Seen In many careers, the ability to speak in front of others—confidently, fluently, as though you belong there—is the difference between visibility and invisibility. You don’t get promoted for thinking well in silence. You...
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Last weekend, watching my daughter perform in her school’s production of Shrek, I found myself unexpectedly undone. In the pivotal scene, Shrek—a massive green ogre who has spent his life as a feared outcast—overhears what he believes to be Princess Fiona...
Anxiety, Buddhist Psychology, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Therapies
How Marcus Arelius pioneered thought work before it had a name – and why it matters. It’s 170 AD, somewhere along the muddy banks of the Danube. Inside a military tent, by the flickering light of an oil lamp, the most powerful man in the world sits hunched...
Buddhist Psychology, Mindfulness
Sometimes the hardest part of healing is knowing where to begin. The Four Truths framework offers a gentle, grounded starting point—inviting you to acknowledge pain, examine patterns, imagine new possibilities, and take meaningful steps toward change. Whether...
Buddhist Psychology, Mindfulness
Integrative therapy in Manhattan combining Buddhist psychology with evidence-based approaches Buddha Had Patients Before Freud Had Theories Here’s what’s absolutely remarkable: Gautama Buddha was history’s first systematic psychotherapist. He...
