Born on November 7, 1913, Albert Camus gave English a new moral language — lucid, humane, and quietly rebellious. Through translation, his French voice reshaped English prose, teaching it to speak of absurdity, dignity, and revolt with clarity. In his words, truth became courage, and simplicity, strength.
Birth of Albert Camus (1913 – 1960) – The Philosopher-Poet of the Absurd
Neurosis and Human Growth Towards the end of Karen’s career, she mapped out the super-ego/ideal-self and demonstrated how pathological and inhuman it was. And when a super-ego takes hold of a culture, those inhuman standards are exacted against oneself and policed throughout the public. It can eventually become a normalized way of being, so that […]
Cultural Psychoanalysis: Karen Horney Pt. 11
On November 2, 1960, a London jury declared Lady Chatterley’s Lover “not guilty” of obscenity — freeing not only a book but the English language itself. The verdict ended an era of censorship and began one of honesty, where love, class, and desire could finally be written in plain speech.
The Lady Chatterley’s Lover Trial (1960) – Breaking the Silence of English Literature
This is a follow up case-study from my previous post, so do go back and take a look if this topic resonates with you. Many of the young people and families who come to me are already exhausted. It’s only October as I’m writing this. I, as a business owner, am already quite tired and […]
Joy as an Antidote to Burnout in Education- Empowering Neurodivergent Learners
Sometimes, when I sit down to write a poem, my mind goes blank. I have a prompt in front of me, yet I pick up my pen only once in one whole hour to ask a question that I already know the answer to… What is a poem? I have a master’s degree in creative […]
How To Overcome Writer’s Block In Poetry
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