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Collective Memory vs. Performative Skepticism

Collective Memory vs. Performative Skepticism

With the recent launch of the crewed spacecraft Artemis—destined for a rendezvous with the moon—we suddenly have national attention turned toward the American space program in a way that hasn’t happened in a while. And whenever something like this occurs, I notice a discomfort I have to

The Common Infrastructure of Survival

The Common Infrastructure of Survival

The shows still happen. You even go to a few. And the BBQs, the sports events, the kids’ birthdays. You show up, make plans, and from the outside, things seem more or less intact. But there’s a disconnect from the experiences of your life that feels isolating and somehow

IFS Is Having a Moment. So Is the Backlash.

IFS Is Having a Moment. So Is the Backlash.

IFS—aka Internal Family Systems, a therapeutic model built around working with distinct “parts” of the psyche—is having a moment. It’s all over wellness culture right now—TikTok therapists, podcast guests, airport bookstore self-help—and with that kind of buzz comes backlash. The Cut recently published a