Tag: *See All Posts
Posted on July 24, 2021
by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
On July 2, 2021, I joined about a hundred-million other Americans and partook in a medical practice that has occurred for more than two centuries, I received my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically Moderna. I didn’t want to get the vaccine right… Continue Reading “Vaccination?”
Category: All, Kephen's Commentary, Miscellaneous, Politics, ScienceTags: *See All Posts, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Ivermectin, Moderna, Moderna Vaccine, Vaccination, Vaccine, Vaccine Hesitancy
Posted on June 22, 2021
by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
Should You Go Back to School? Introduction An adult or independent non-traditional student is typically defined as a student attending a college or university who is 24 years old or older and has surpassed the usual age of a college or university student and… Continue Reading “Should You Go Back to School?”
Category: All, Kephen's Commentary, Miscellaneous, ScienceTags: *See All Posts, Adult College Student, Adult Student, Can someone in their 20's go back to school?, Can someone over 30 go back to school?, Independent Student, Is College Worth It, Returning to College as an Adult, Returning to University as an Adult, Should I Go Back to College?, Should I Go Back to School?, Should I Go Back to University?, Should I Quit My Job and Go Back to School
Posted on May 6, 2021
by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
These past several years I have really been noticing a significant rise in bravado, grandiosity, self-aggrandizing, and a false sense of social importance, particularly among young American men. This pretentious view that one is special and important, and that the choices they make have… Continue Reading “The Privilege and Risks of Pretentious and Delusional Self-Importance in American Youth”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, Miscellaneous, ScienceTags: *See All Posts, Adulthood, American Youth, Behavioral Health, Bravado, Delusion, Grandiosity, Humble, Humility, Hype, Hype Beast, Hype Culture, Legend, Lessons on Living, Mental Health, Pretentious, Reality Check, Self-aggrandizing, Self-awareness, Self-esteem, Self-Importance, Self-worth, Temperance, Youth
Posted on May 4, 2021
by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
Prajñāpāramitā Part III: The Lotus Sutra This is my third and final installment on the three core sutras that define Mahayana Buddhism. It has taken me four years to complete a study of these ancient Buddhist scripture in order to walk away feeling as though… Continue Reading “Prajñāpāramitā Part III: The Sacred Lotus of the Dharma”
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and SpiritualityTags: *See All Posts, Bodhichitta, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Dharanimdhara, Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha, Bodhisattva Manjushri, Buddhism, Dharma Practice, Dwelling in the Four Ways, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism, Prajnaparamita
Posted on April 24, 2021
by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
Your first question after reading the title is probably “What is emotional impotence?” Emotional Impotence is a term sometimes used in behavioral health, also often called toxic positivity or chronic optimism, and refers to the act of compartmentalizing or dismissing negative and often traumatic… Continue Reading “How to Practice Empathy and Prevent Emotional Impotence”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Advice on Expressions of Sympathy, Apathy, Chronic Optimism, Emotional Impotence, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Understanding, Empathy, How to Practice Empathy, How to Talk to a Grieving Parent, How to Talk to a Grieving Spouse, Human Connection, Human Interaction, Social Behavior, Social Skills, Speaking to the Bereaved, Sympathy, Talking About Grief, Toxic Positivity
Posted on April 8, 2021
by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
[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 February 11, 2021
by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
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
by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
Posted on October 24, 2020
by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
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
Leave a Comment
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”
Kēphen
Vaccination?
Posted on July 24, 2021 by Kēphen
Leave a Comment
On July 2, 2021, I joined about a hundred-million other Americans and partook in a medical practice that has occurred for more than two centuries, I received my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically Moderna. I didn’t want to get the vaccine right… Continue Reading “Vaccination?”
Category: All, Kephen's Commentary, Miscellaneous, Politics, ScienceTags: *See All Posts, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Ivermectin, Moderna, Moderna Vaccine, Vaccination, Vaccine, Vaccine Hesitancy