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The Hidden Language of Healing: 10 Things Every Great Therapist Knows
Apr 09, 2025

The Hidden Language of Healing: 10 Things Every Great Therapist Knows

A primer on what's left unsaid

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
The Art of Surrender: Finding Sleep at 3am
Nov 20, 2024

The Art of Surrender: Finding Sleep at 3am

For Adam W, and for you...

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Ask These Questions to Change Your Mind.
Oct 16, 2024

Ask These Questions to Change Your Mind.

Socrates to the rescue

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Art as Liberation: How a Viennese Psychiatric Institute Became a Sanctuary for Creativity
Oct 02, 2024

Art as Liberation: How a Viennese Psychiatric Institute Became a Sanctuary for Creativity

How The House of Artists at Gugging Became a Model for Psychiatric Reform

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
How School Kills Wonder: NASA's Forgotten 1968 Study on Education's Silent War Against Creative Genius
Sep 11, 2024

How School Kills Wonder: NASA's Forgotten 1968 Study on Education's Silent War Against Creative Genius

George Land & Sir Ken Robinson on Acting Like a 5 Year Old.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Mental Health Resources for Senior Citizens
Apr 30, 2024

Mental Health Resources for Senior Citizens

Don't Overlooked Our Overlooked Elders

Resolving The Unresolvable: The Difference Between Thinking and Ruminating
Apr 03, 2024

Resolving The Unresolvable: The Difference Between Thinking and Ruminating

Thinking About Thinking

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Mental Health Related Holiday Gifts for EVERYONE of ALL AGES
Dec 20, 2023

Mental Health Related Holiday Gifts for EVERYONE of ALL AGES

A highly curated selection of my favorites.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Alain de Botton on How to Get Well
Nov 08, 2023

Alain de Botton on How to Get Well

Dispatches From The School of Life

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Manual For Living, A Timeless Guide to Life
Sep 20, 2023

Manual For Living, A Timeless Guide to Life

The Wisdom of Epictetus

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
To Care For Our Youth, We Must Care for Ourselves First.
Apr 19, 2023

To Care For Our Youth, We Must Care for Ourselves First.

Our Kids Are In Crisis.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Where You Look Affects How You Feel: The Story of Brainspotting
Mar 08, 2023

Where You Look Affects How You Feel: The Story of Brainspotting

David Grand and his pointed discovery

Every Wednesday, author Amanda Stern explores the hidden forces of the mind, unearthing the stories behind what drives us.

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Every Wednesday, author Amanda Stern explores the hidden forces of the mind, unearthing the stories behind what drives us.

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