Author Archives: annkendig

For the first time since graduate school, I had to read a research article. One with a hypothesis, methods, data collection, standard deviation, histograms and everything. And if I want to be opposite of the prose in this research article, I’ll say, it was rough. It probably didn’t help that I started reading this lengthyContinueContinue reading “Are The Dumb Things We Do Making Us Dumber?”

“As people seek out the social settings they prefer- as they choose the groups that makes them feel the most comfortable- the nation grows more politically segregated- and the benefit that ought to come with having a variety of opinions is lost to the righteousness that is the special entitlement of homogenous groups. We all liveContinueContinue reading “True Connection”

In my office, I have a painting (idea stolen from Pinterest) that says, “We do hard things”. I think it is a gentle reminder to myself and to clients that therapy is not easy. But gosh darn, why do hard things have to be so gosh darn hard?!?! I have struggled for a long timeContinueContinue reading “We Do Hard Things”