John B. Midgley, LCSW

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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

  • 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

  • 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