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Posted on April 8, 2021
by Kēphen
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[Warning: this article contains discussions of suicide, caution is advised for readers who may be triggered by this subject] This writing was never intended for this website, but I have a lot to say and no other internet medium allows me unlimited space to… Continue Reading “Down the Rabbit Hole and Through the Looking Glass”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Behavioral Health, Bipolar Disorder, Coronavirus and Mental Health, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Depression, Hypermania, Hypomania, I Quit My Job, Major Depression, Mania, Mental Breakdown, Mental Health, Mental Health Condition, Mental Health Issues, Mental Illness, Mood Disorder, Pandemic and Mental Health, Psychiatric Episode, Unemployment
Posted on April 8, 2021
by Kēphen
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“Letters to a Young Poet” is a very short book first published in 1929. The book is comprised of ten letters written by Rainer Maria Rilke, a German speaking Bohemian-Austrian poet who died in 1926 from leukemia at the age of 51. The letters… Continue Reading “Rainer Maria Rilke”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, German Poet, Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke, The Dark Interval, The Life of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Poet of Aloneness, The Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Poetry of Rilke
Posted on February 11, 2021
by Kēphen
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In this episode of the Ardent Axiom I reflect on how important hope is on the journey of recovery, as well as the other factors that aid in the process of healing after a mental health crisis or struggle with a substance use disorder.… Continue Reading “The Power of Hope on the Journey of Recovery”
Posted on February 8, 2021
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Posted on October 24, 2020
by Kēphen
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I’m a descriptive writer, I love details, analogies, essays and creativity. Someone told me one night that I write because it’s how I come to understand things. That through my writing I come to terms with things that once tormented me or that continues… Continue Reading “Companionship: Love Not Lust”
Category: All, Human Condition, LGBTQ+, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Bisexual, Companionship, Dating, Gay, LGBTQ+, Male Bonding, Masculinity, Men, Relationships
Posted on September 12, 2020
by Kēphen
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My personal interest in behavioral health started two decades ago, through the things I began to experience at the age of 14. I’m sharing this because that teenage version of me would have benefited from someone else defying stigma and having the courage to… Continue Reading “Recovery: Hope is the Spark”
Posted on July 24, 2020
by Kēphen
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The Scottish-born, American-raised, legendary John Muir. I’ve been reading some of his books since last summer and I feel a connection to this man’s perception of nature. If reading is not really your thing, watch the first two episodes of Ken Burns’s 2009 documentary… Continue Reading “Ode to John Muir”
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Environment, Human Condition, Miscellaneous, ScienceTags: *See All Posts, Director Michael Coleman, John Muir, Ken Burns, Lee Stetson, Muir, Naturalist, The National Parks
Posted on July 24, 2020
by Kēphen
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I see/hear a lot of debate about wearing masks and whether or not they are worth wearing. I see people sharing posts on social media from randomly named quacks they don’t know, or worse the poster is clearly a fake account but the sharer’s… Continue Reading “To Mask or Not to Mask”
Category: All, Environment, Human Condition, Politics, ScienceTags: *See All Posts, ASAP Science, Cloth Masks, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Evidence for Wearing Masks, Lab Studies on Masks, Mask, Mask or No Mask?, Respirators, Science, Science Vs., Virus Protection
Posted on July 16, 2020
by Kēphen
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[PG-13: Please be advised that this chapter contains an explicit description of a sexual encounter and is not suitable for readers under the age of thirteen] I awoke later in the night, still laying up against Evan. I could feel the dampness of sweat… Continue Reading “Freckles: Chapter Nineteen”
Posted on June 12, 2020
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When Life Hurts the Most We are all broken, none of us are lucky enough to get through life unscathed. What sets some apart from the rest is that they learn and grow and become stronger in the broken places. Who are you? Who… Continue Reading “When Life Hurts the Most”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Anxiety, Awareness, Behavioral Health, Broken, Choice, Courage, Depression, Emptiness, Fear, Fitness, Gratitude, Happiness, Hope, Hopelessness, Insight, Introspective, Lessons on Living, Life, Meaning, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mindfulness, Peace, Peace is Every Step, Power of Belief, Purpose, Recovery, Sadness, Self, Suffering, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, Teen, Thrive, Tragedy
Rainer Maria Rilke
Posted on April 8, 2021 by Kēphen
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“Letters to a Young Poet” is a very short book first published in 1929. The book is comprised of ten letters written by Rainer Maria Rilke, a German speaking Bohemian-Austrian poet who died in 1926 from leukemia at the age of 51. The letters… Continue Reading “Rainer Maria Rilke”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, German Poet, Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke, The Dark Interval, The Life of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Poet of Aloneness, The Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Poetry of Rilke