The Road That Should Stay Untraveled
Updates, Exhaustion, and One Thread Worth Pulling
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Hey folks, I had a different post planned for today, which I really wanted to share here, since it has been a minute since I last checked in or posted. However, since I’ve been burning the candle at both ends for the last several weeks, today I can’t keep my eyes open, much less string a series of thoughts together that make sense about anything more complicated than tapioca.
But the good news, as quite a few of you know already, I had a piece published in The Federalist and an interview published with Lies are Unbekoming last week.
I’m also working on some legislative ideas I hope can mitigate the corruption in licensing without creating more problems.
In the weeks to come I’ll also be exploring more about Milgram, Ethical Codes, why the tea leaves say we need to build a new therapy (and maybe others) profession sooner rather than later, and how to do it.
I’ll also write a bit about what that might cost if we make it there.
That said, what’s on my mind right now is that we are heading into summer, after having protests in the winter and yet another assassination attempt on the president. Oh yeah… there is also that armed conflict/war in or around Iran…I’m having trouble keeping up. Typically these are summertime activities, so the out of season behavior has my radar up.
While there may be a bumpy ride in our future, this could also be oddly clarifying moment for the U.S., if we are open to having frank national conversations about who we (as a country) want to be going forward.
Let’s start by examining this, end-justifies-the-means rationalizing that’s become so popular, and considering where that would actually take us. I personally don’t like the looks of that road. I’m seeing dark skies and angry trees in that direction. But before I dig into that any deeper, I need to get more sleep.
Please share your thoughts in the comments, so we can talk more soon.
Further Reading
Go the F%*k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach and read by Samuel L. Jackson
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Diogenes in Exile began after I returned to grad school to pursue a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Tennessee. What I found instead was a program saturated in Critical Theories ideology—where my Buddhist practice was treated as invalidating and where dissent from the prevailing orthodoxy was met with hostility. After witnessing how this ideology undermined both ethics and the foundations of good clinical practice, I made the difficult decision to walk away.
Since then, I’ve dedicated myself to exposing the ideological capture of psychology, higher education, and related institutions. My investigative writing has appeared in Real Clear Education, Heterodox STEM, Minding the Campus, The College Fix, and has been republished by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. I also speak and consult on policy reform to help rebuild public trust in once-respected professions.
Occasionally, I’m accused of being funny.
When I’m not writing or digging into documents, you’ll find me in the garden, making art, walking my dog,