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When Promises, Contracts, and Silence Collide: My Experience With Steve Turney and Mental Health Marketing
I debated for a long time whether I should write this. I work in mental health. I’m also a professional magician and educator. My reputation matters to me, and I generally try to handle disputes privately and professionally whenever possible. But after months of delays, written promises, court… Read More
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When the Eyes “Go Dark”: Abuse, Belief, and the Psychology of Fear
I have encountered this scenario repeatedly throughout my career: someone becomes convinced that another person’s eyes visibly “changed,” “went black,” or “went dark.” What surprises me is how often this experience becomes interpreted as evidence of a supernatural or spiritual force. I have worked with individuals in abusive… Read More
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The Argument Isn’t the Problem—It’s How We’re Having It
Scroll through almost any social media thread and you’ll see a familiar pattern. Someone shares something that genuinely feels terrifying or deeply important to them. Within minutes, the responses shift—not toward understanding, but toward positioning. Credentials get listed. Certainty increases. Emotions escalate. And somewhere in that process, the… Read More
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The Year I Bet on Myself (and Didn’t Know If I’d Survive)
It’s been over a year since I stepped away from the corporate world and tried to survive on my own. Wow… what a year. It’s hard to do things on your own—especially when so many voices, both external and internal, tell you that you shouldn’t… or can’t. I… Read More
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Where Playfulness Leads
Over the past year, something has shifted. While performing at House of Cards in Nashville, I’ve had strangers approach me saying they came specifically to see me perform. That still feels surreal. My instinct has always been self-doubt—“What if I disappoint them?”—but again and again, the opposite happens.… Read More
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Therapy Is Like Looking for Your Glasses (When They’re Already on Your Face)
By John B. Midgley, LCSW We’ve all done it.You’re running late. You’re stressed. And suddenly—you can’t find your glasses. You look on the counter.You check the bathroom.You lift up couch cushions with the desperation of a person trying to avoid a $300 replacement bill. But the longer you… Read More