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There's not a pill for every problem

America is drowning in prescription medication for things like anxiety, shyness, excitement, and even depression. These pills are usually no better than placebos ... with dangerous side effects.

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Being Human in the 21st Century

It's not enough just to make it day to day -- how do we let our best selves thrive in the modern world?

What makes us creative?

Human beings have a fundamental need to express ourselves, sometimes the more impractically the better. What do we know about creativity as a fundamental human force?

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Rollo May introduced Existential Psychology to America

Human potential for growth, happiness, and health are at the heart of person-centered psychology.

There's not a pill for every problem

America is drowning in prescription medication for things like anxiety, shyness, excitement, and even depression. These pills are usually no better than placebos ... with dangerous side effects.

Mortality

Death is the great certainty of life -- and a subject we almost never talk about. How we live in its shadow, and the choices we make about the best way to live a life where time is the only non-renewable resource, is a key element of existential thought.

Politics and Existentialism

Is politics a goal in itself, or should it be informed by the same principles that make life meaningful, healthy, and engaging?

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