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Tom Kurtz
4 days ago10 min read
Much Ado About Something (Or Nothing)
A Tragecomedy in Two Acts About OCD, Anxiety, and the Search for Certainty
Tom Kurtz
5 days ago10 min read
Much Ado About Something (Or Nothing)
A Tragicomedy in Two Acts About OCD, Anxiety, and the Search for Certainty
Tom Kurtz
6 days ago11 min read
You Are More Than the Worst Thing You Have Done
Taking Responsibility for the Past Without Being Forever Defined by It
Tom Kurtz
Oct 1213 min read
Why Terrible Memories Are Hard To Forget
Trauma, Fear, and Why the Past Can Still Feel Present
Tom Kurtz
Oct 911 min read
Secrets Need Somewhere to Live
Privacy, Secrecy, and What Happens When Part of a Life Goes Underground
Tom Kurtz
Oct 85 min read
The Curious Case of a Brain That Won't Follow Instructions
Adult ADHD, Part One: Why intelligence, good intentions, and trying harder don't always translate into getting things done.
Tom Kurtz
Oct 38 min read
Building a Fence Around a Very Interesting Brain
Adult ADHD, Part Two: On motivation, structure, emotional fireworks, and why good treatment sometimes looks nothing like we expected.
Tom Kurtz
Oct 29 min read
I Don't Treat Sex Offenses. I Treat What Comes Before Them.
On human behavior, accountability, and the difficult work of preventing harm.
Tom Kurtz
Sep 2925 min read
The Strange Ways We Ask to Be Loved
Why One Person Moves Closer While the Other Moves Away
Tom Kurtz
Sep 267 min read
The Big Deal About Attachment Theory
Attachment, Security, and the Relationships That Shape Us
Tom Kurtz
Sep 259 min read
The Monkey That Never Crossed the Lake
On Stories, Truth, and the Things We Learn Without Knowing Who Taught Us
Tom Kurtz
Sep 219 min read
A Really Good Essay On Anxiety
But Not One You Thought You’d See Anyone Write
Tom Kurtz
Sep 2112 min read
ACT: Part One:What Happens to Us When Life Gets Hard?
Psychological Flexibility, and Recovering Our Ability to Choose
Tom Kurtz
Sep 208 min read
ACT, Part Two: Your Mind Is Always Making Suggestions
Cognitive Defusion, and Learning Not to Obey Every Thought You Have
Tom Kurtz
Sep 197 min read
ACT, Part Three: What We Do With the Feelings We Don’t Want
Acceptance, Experiential Avoidance and the Cost of Trying Not to Hurt
Tom Kurtz
Sep 189 min read
ACT, Part Four: What Are Your Days Adding Up To?
Values, and Choosing a Direction for the Life You're Already Living
Tom Kurtz
Sep 178 min read
ACT, Part Five: Knowing North Isn't Walking North
Committed Action, and Taking the Next Step
Tom Kurtz
Sep 168 min read
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