Hi all,

Hope you're enjoying these last few days of summer, and you and yours are safe and well. I've got two long articles and two short articles to share, all published since the last newsletter.

MOSF 16.4: Film as Metaphor, Myth, Virtual Reality and Stepping Stone from Dismemberment to Belonging

About 7K words about trauma and the potential healing environment of film. "This essay charts the psychological impact of trauma, but also connects to the ways film can offer us a virtual healing engagement of mind/heart by focusing on relational and emotional journeys. Spotlighting Netflix series MIDNIGHT DINER, NEVER HAVE I EVER, and KIM’S CONVENIENCE, and films HAPPY CLEANERS, MINARI and 1974’s CLAUDINE, with a look at the problematic Moynihan report on the Black family."

MOSF 16.5: On OnlyFans, Hardasses, Badasses, the Abrahamic Faiths, and the Great Vehicle of Liberation and Compassion

Dealing with the suffering (isolation, frustration, and anguish) that comes with sexuality and gender relations must be a high priority on our journeys of our individual and shared journeys of identity, belonging and wellness. It continues to be agonizing and dismaying, but perhaps we must hold all this suffering in full consciousness, community, and compassion for there to be some hope at resolution and even enlightenment. (Trigger warning on content which includes some biologically explicit language.) 6K words

From Psychology Today (each about 1K words)

Teletherapy Versus In-Person: Subjective Views and Verdicts | Psychology Today - September 13, 2021

The Context-Sensitive Self: Anxiety vs. Sociopathy | Psychology Today  - August 9, 2021

Thanks for taking a look, and allowing my writing to share your journey.

Warmly,

Ravi