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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
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Dan Harlan, The Giving Magician
My journey into magic isn’t your typical “I got a magic kit as a kid and studied at Hogwarts until they made me president” type of story. Yet somehow, here I was—the 108th president of The Society of American Magicians, the oldest and most prestigious magic organization in… Read More
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Founders Bust
I’ve been meaning to write this for quite a while… but, you know… cancer. Anyway, today I’m feeling better, and I don’t want to let this full-circle moment slip by undocumented. Over the last year, I had the honor of serving as President of the Society of American… Read More
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Magic Will Break Your Heart (But I’m Still Here With Glue and Glitter)
Over the last few years, I’ve managed to carve out a small, oddly-shaped niche for myself in the world of magic. It’s not huge—more like a name tag at a convention—but it’s mine. And like many magicians, I’ve looked up to Tom Mullica, who once said, “Magic will… Read More
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How Comics (and Rob Liefeld) Helped Me Find My Way Back to Art
As a kid, reading was incredibly difficult for me. I have vivid memories of hitting myself in the head out of frustration—convinced that if I gave my brain a good “clunk,” like an old television, it might finally start working right. Words often swam on the page, and… Read More
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Why I Left the Corporate World.
My time as a supervisor and program manager was both incredibly rewarding and deeply exhausting. I poured myself into the care of the patients we served and was equally committed to the well-being of my staff. Managing a diverse team naturally comes with interpersonal challenges—conflicts are inevitable, even… Read More