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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

Mommy Loves You Sweetheart

“Sweetheart,” Mom started one afternoon with martini in hand settled in her favorite living room chair. I had come home to keep her company…

3 min readNov 7, 2022

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

I Thought I Wasn’t Racist

I’m a White woman and thought for sure that I’m not racist. I had proof.

5 min readMar 17, 2022

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I Thought I Wasn’t Racist

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

Talking in Clichés Doesn’t Really Communicate

Clichés are someone else’s language. They prevent connection and intimacy.

6 min readJan 6, 2020

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Talking in Clichés Doesn’t Really Communicate

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

I Finally Know What it Feels Like to be Peaceful

I had to get rid of a lot of shame and fear to get there, but I did it.

3 min readJan 6, 2020

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I Finally Know What it Feels Like to be Peaceful

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

Does Small Talk Drive You Crazy?

If it does you may be a clairsentient empath.

4 min readJan 5, 2020

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Does Small Talk Drive You Crazy?

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

Stop Saying “It Was Meant To Be”

Stop attributing cause and effect to what is arbitrary in order to relieve fear.

4 min readJan 5, 2020

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Stop Saying “It Was Meant To Be”

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

Complete Communication is Amazing

I got to have it with a friend for four days straight.

5 min readJan 2, 2020

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Complete Communication is Amazing

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

How Negativity Prevents Self Care

Being negative is directed at ourselves, too.

5 min readDec 4, 2019

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How Negativity Prevents Self Care

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

Shame On You

Are there times when it’s okay to say this?

3 min readNov 28, 2019

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Shame On You

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

Her Lack of Boundaries Abuses Him

They came to me to learn how to communicate. First she had to learn boundaries.

4 min readNov 25, 2019

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Her Lack of Boundaries Abuses Him

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Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

Anne Stirling Hastings, PhD

I'm a psychologist and author, and have created short stories from my novel, Something's Not Right: The Story of a Man's Struggle With Sex: W no psycho-babble!

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