I just learned about Gianni Rodari, a children's writer and Communist almost unknown in the US. I love this description from a New York Times article about him: To Rodari, imagination was always revolutionary, because he thought that, when readers picture different worlds, they stop taking existing conditions for granted and...
We are becoming a book! Yes! A selection of your letters and my responses to them are the centerpiece of the upcoming A Developmentalist’s Guide to Better Mental Health: Navigating Everyday Life Dilemmas. I’ve grouped them thematically by topics such as Family Life, On the Job, What a World!, and It’s...
A rabbi was asked by one of his students “Why did God create atheists?” After a long pause, the rabbi finally responded with a soft but sincere voice. “God created atheists” he said, “to teach us the most important lesson of them all – the lesson of true compassion. You...
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When some of my Japanese colleagues translated my book, The Overweight Brain: How our obsession with knowing keeps us from getting smart enough to make a better world, they asked me to write a short introduction. This was in 2019. In the four years since then, we have done many...
I feel compelled these days to share stories that move and inspire me. My "Words to Ponder"—which share short quotes that resonate deeply or help me see in new ways—isn't the right place for what will be appearing under the category Creating Hope, Performing Possibilities. This was the theme of...
Just had to share this wonderful piece by social therapeutic practitioners Jennifer Bullock and Marian Rich. The World Needs Social Therapy! Thank you David Brooks for your recent thoughtful commentary titled Hey America, Grow Up. We appreciate your invitation to build a new culture that supports maturity, community, empowerment and well-being....
During the second half of 2022, Bayo Akomolafe and I had a series of recorded Zoom conversations, with my Institute colleague Janet Wootten spurring us on, Bayo and I both wanted to make these conversations public. and you can find slightly edited transcripts of them here, titled A Meandering Search for Method: Becoming Human in a...
