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  1. The Phoenix Rises: New Site, New Groups, and Soon, a New Podcast!

    February 1st, 2023 by Jessie Mannisto | Imagination, Issue 25 |

    There’s so, so much going on over here!

  2. Why Debate? The Personal Benefits of Intellectual Engagement

    October 11th, 2022 by Jessie Mannisto | Issue 24: Courage in Conversation, The Life of the Mind |

    In this age of social media, “debate” too often brings to mind trolls on Twitter. But just because it can be hard to find, we shouldn’t forget that there’s a higher form of debate, and that engaging in it can help us harness and channel our intensities.

  3. Toward an Empowered Humanity

    October 11th, 2022 by Jason Littlefield | Issue 24: Courage in Conversation, The Search for the Higher Path |

    Jason Littlefield put it all on the line to save everything important to him.

    This is the story of how he rebelled against a dehumanizing culture and lost everything—and how he’s rebounded to fight the ideological colonization of our minds.

  4. Abstract Intensity in the Ideological Classroom

    October 11th, 2022 by Marie | Issue 24: Courage in Conversation, The Life of the Mind, The Search for the Higher Path |

    Marie loved helping her abstract intense students hone their ability to question and reason in pursuit of a better world. Then a new political trend hit, making school less friendly to questioners than she’s ever seen it.

  5. Reframing My Struggles with ADHD

    August 29th, 2022 by Christina Waggaman | Issue 23: Counterpoints on Diagnosis Culture, Positive Disintegration, The Search for the Higher Path |

    Christina Waggaman was diagnosed with ADHD in high school. But there was more to her psychologist’s evaluation that didn’t interest her–until she started to run into the limits of that diagnostic frame.

  6. Dear Autism: When a Label Is Wrong

    August 29th, 2022 by Margo Margan | Finding Your Tribe, Issue 23: Counterpoints on Diagnosis Culture, The Life of the Mind |

    Margo Margan was diagnosed with autism when she was seven years old, in an effort to make her eligible for some extra services.

    But, as it took her years of struggle to realize, she never needed those services in the first place.

  7. Can You Change? The Purpose of the Third Factor

    August 29th, 2022 by Jessie Mannisto | Issue 23: Counterpoints on Diagnosis Culture, Positive Disintegration, The Search for the Higher Path |

    Neurodivergence is all the rage, especially in creative circles. But, contrary to some people’s expectations, that construct is well beyond the point of this site, if it’s even useful at all.

  8. Lessons From My “Are You My People?!” World Tour

    May 15th, 2022 by Hannah Klein | Finding Your Tribe, Issue 22: Relationships and Community, Positive Disintegration, The Search for the Higher Path |

    After an unmirrored youth and alienation in her early career led her to a positive disintegration, Hannah Klein set out to find a community with whom she actually clicked. Starting from scratch, she shares what she’s learned about finding healthy, positively adjusted friends.

  9. Through Chaos, Toward Community

    May 15th, 2022 by Ralph Rickenbach | Community Corner, Finding Your Tribe, Issue 22: Relationships and Community, Positive Disintegration, The Life of the Mind, The Search for the Higher Path |

    When there are rules and taboos that prevent true fellowship, is there a path out of this stifling pseudo-community? Ralph Rickenbach blends the insights of M. Scott Peck and Kazimierz Dabrowski to navigate through the chaos.

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