This podcast is full of comparisons between the Snowflake Generation and other generations past, including my own. Some are obvious, and some are more subtle. But if I had to single out one area where young people are truly different, and consc
OK, this is a big one. And one I feel really strongly about. Gender was easy once. If you had a penis and testicles, your gender was male. If you had a vagina and a uterus, your gender was female. If you were male, you wore blue things, and wer
The rehab facility that I went to (twice) was very big on feelings. Which, at the time, was very uncomfortable. At the start of every day, and at the beginning of every group therapy session, everyone was required to state out loud their first
Story arcs are a storytelling device, mostly used in platforms like episodic television for instance, that helps a storyteller reach the right people at the right time, with the right voice, and on the right platform. It's easy to get distracte
But the biggest difference in how addiction is treated in 2018 as opposed to 1951 when my dad was a child, is that there are now medically-based treatment programs, whether as an inpatient or conducted in the community, that are run by medical
I love meditation. It could have helped me a lot during times in my life before I was introduced to it. One of the most interesting things about meditation, for me, is its uniqueness. There is no right or wrong way to meditate, no required dura
I kind of think that everyone should be in some sort of therapy. If for no other reason than we all need some sort of connection to at least another person that extends beyond the small talk, on-the-surface type interactions. I certainly haven’
In this episode, I talk about the differences in how we were treated as children, how much we were disciplined, and what that discipline consisted of, and whether that still works, or is appropriate, today. I talk about smacking children, and t
This is Steel Snowflakes, a podcast about the differences in growing up today to when I grow up, or when my parents and grandparents did, how society has changed, how what we believe and hold dear has changed, and why our kids will be the best