The existential balm of seeing yourself as a verb, not a noun

Photo by HumanizerAV/Getty bY Eric Jannazzo, clinical psychologist, is a licensed clinical psychologist working in private practice in Seattle, US. He writes a Substack newsletter on death, selfhood, meaning, and the weird task of being a person. In the therapy room, I’ve seen how rethinking what we are – and what it means to ‘be dead’ – can lighten our fears I try to keep the initial chat brief. If someone’s interested in working with me, and I have room to bring someone into my therapy practice, I suggest we connect by phone and do a preliminary exploration of the fit. After … Continue reading The existential balm of seeing yourself as a verb, not a noun