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I did try Mastodon but could never wrap my head around how it worked?

So, given that Bluesky is also AI slop, where do we go now? Is social media a failed experiment? Do we build local communities and abandon the dream of an interconnected world?

A very stocky Exmoor Horn ram.

Happy 8th anniversary to the tweet that changed us forever. Look at this absolute unit.

Today, 6 April, is the start of the new tax year.

Why?

The lore is that when we changed calendars in 1752, the Exchequer didn't want to lose 365 days' revenue, so tax year end shifted from traditional quarter Lady Day - 25 March.

Never verified this, as far too good a tale.

Therapists don’t give advice. I don’t know your life like you do and choices are more meaningful when they come from you. We can talk about options, but you should *run* from therapists who try to tell you what to do. It’s a subtle abuse of power.

Something I need to work on is my tendency to downplay how much I struggle and then being surprised when people assume everything is easy for me.

I feel like this principle applies to the use of AI in therapy in a different but closely related way.

On top of everything else, these men continue to misunderstand bra sizes. DD is meaningless without a number attached.

Trust me, we wish we got Will in therapy before we instead get Will’s mother, ex-girlfriends, wife and daughter.

In a classic wrestling storyline Andre the Giant sold the WWF Heavyweight Championship to The Million Dollar Man. At the time it was presented as obviously farcical. It is now reflective of the reality we live in.

I have decided to rank all the systems I ran last year in order of how much I enjoyed running them.

1. Pathfinder 2E
2. Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Soulbound
3. Dark Heresy
4. Blades in the Dark
5. Star Wars: Age of Rebellion

#TTRPG

Blessed Yule!

Dear Michael Congratulations on achieving your Accreditation We’re delighted to confirm that your application for BACP accreditation has been successful. This means your practice has met our higher standard as a competent, ethical and independent practitioner and you are now able to describe yourself as a BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist and advertise yourself using the designatory letters MBACP (Accred).

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Kierkegaard would have loved Wake Up Dead Man.

I am not sure if I should be relieved or offended that this problem has never arisen in my private practice?

We miss out on a lot working alone in Private Practice. Today I am hosting an “office” Xmas drinks for therapists in Leeds and beyond. It should be a good time.

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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms

you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization

As someone relatively new to Private Practice, taking a holiday is still something I struggle with. I have only felt able to take two weeks off this Xmas because of how the bank holidays have fallen.

Successfully delivered my first supervision session as part of my level 6 training. All went well.

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What book would people recommend for a psychotherapist who is training to be a supervisor and will soon start seeing supervisees? Preferably something on the humanistic/existential side of things.

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I can see the parallels to rainbow capitalism. We are right to be cynical about marketing department’s motives. Nonetheless, as long as their focus groups tell them diversity sells more products, the silent majority is probably still on our side. We should fear the day we are no longer profitable.

That is a pity.

Sorry, should have specified. We are all based in the UK.

Sorry I missed your message. The Therapist’s TTRPG campaign is still ongoing. There is now space if you wanted to join us? We play online alternate Sundays at 18:00.

Blessed Samhain! Between now and Yule is a time of darkness and decay. This is not a bad thing. In our 24/7 365 hustle culture it is psychologically healthy to set aside a time when you stop, take stock, settle down and chill. Take a break.

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I am available to work online or in person (Leeds or Sheffield).

If you would like to know more please contact me:
+44 7710 282706
michael_existential@protonmail.com

My modality is existential but I also have experience with humanistic, personal-centred, relational, existential, integrative, TA, ACT and eclectic therapies. Prior to psychotherapy I studied philosophy so you can also expect me to reference Aristotle & Confucius as often as Yalom or Dwight Turner.

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As part of my CPCAB accredited Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision I am offering low cost supervision to counsellors and therapists.

Cover of The Aleister Crowley Collection. It depicts the unicursal hexagram surrounded by other occult symbols.

Next off my reading pile, I am taking a break from psychotherapy to read something more aligned with some of my other interests.