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The following is the first part of a series examining the humanistic implications of Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation. The reader will not encounter photographs of Bushnell’s self-immolation. Bushnell’s self-sacrifice has revealed a narrow and distorted conception of mental health identified with adherence to the status-quo, one that opposes not only humanistic psychology’s conception of mental health but also human excellence and social progress. A humanistic view enables us to recognize that mental wellness might, under extreme circumstances, inspire rather than impede self-sacrificial behavior.

My first visit to Austin - the trip that started this journey - was in February 2023. I wish I could tell you that when I went back last week, I had gotten it all wrong. Instead, the lesson here is that I need to stand firmer, more resolute, against those that deny what’s happening out there, or those that try to shut me down. *Check out the full Austin video here.

Gentle Reader, I endeavor, each and every week, to bring you the best and wittiest thoughts from my mind in a format that will provide maximum delight and entertainment. So far, I have managed to do so within the prescribed “email length” set by Substack. This has been on purpose. I do not think my thinking so grand as to take up more of your time than necessary, to write an email longer than an email.

2 She went on to give birth to his brother Abel. וַתֹּ֣סֶף לָלֶ֔דֶת אֶת־אָחִ֖יו אֶת־הָ֑בֶל We saw last time that what we’re reading is not a story about two brothers. Instead, it is a story about Cain. As soon as Abel is born, he is identified as “his [Cain’s] brother.” These boys might possibly be fraternal twins, but there’s nothing fraternal about the story. Another somewhat literary clue that this is a story about Cain requires a bit of explanation.

In a previous blog, I’ve discussed the importance of the normal range, when interpreting HRV data. Your normal range is a representation of your historical data that defines your own, individual, frame of reference. It allows you to understand if acute (daily) and chronic (weekly) HRV responses are showing meaningful changes or just small variations that you should not worry about. While it is quite easy to understand that a suppression in HRV is associated with higher stress (see our paper here for many examples), the situation gets a bit more complex when we are looking at abnormally high HRV, i.

This week I went on tv to talk about the Barbie movie, but I ended up telling anti-choice lawmakers to go to therapy instead. While conservatives have been busy burning their barbies, Ohio got closer to becoming the first state to enshrine the right to abortion in its constitution. Pro-choice activists more than exceeded the minimum requirement of signatures and counties that they needed to get the issue on the ballot.

Americans call the high cost of health care their number one financial concern, and feel like there’s nothing they can do about it. But David can beat Goliath, and I’m showing how it’s done every day. My career has uniquely prepared me for a time such as this: Author and Investigative Journalist: Author of “Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win.” More than 16 years investigating health care as a journalist, including a decade at ProPublica.

Sorry. I’m nervous.  Welcome to Antagonism with Kyle Prue. This is sort of the inner sanctum of my following… A place where only my most parasocial homies can ruminate and plot with me. It’ll be an active dialogue (that I will completely monopolize.) But I truly can’t wait to hear what you think about what I say.  This newsletter/audio recording/parenting blog/active descent into dementia is my first foray into the whole “personal vulnerability” thing.

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