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Sedona

Sedona

Creekside at night I swear I could hear the heartbeat of the earth
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Jake Orlowitz
Nov 13, 2019
Sex and Sanity

Sex and Sanity

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Jake Orlowitz
Nov 13, 2019
Convenience

Convenience

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Jake Orlowitz
Nov 13, 2019
Haikus for Mental Health

Haikus for Mental Health

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Jake Orlowitz
Nov 13, 2019
OK COMPUTER

OK COMPUTER

I made myself so extra small
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Jake Orlowitz
Nov 12, 2019
A Kickstarter for Mental Health

A Kickstarter for Mental Health

I never expected to wind up in a mental hospital. I was class treasurer, member of the homecoming court, varsity wrestling champion, head…
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Jake Orlowitz
Nov 8, 2019
Stonefruit

Stonefruit

The truth hurts
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Jake Orlowitz
Sep 19, 2019
How to save someone’s life (or just get them to stay on their medication)

How to save someone’s life (or just get them to stay on their medication)

This is the 3rd part of a series on mental health treatment and medications. While the prior two focused on getting into treatment and…
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Jake Orlowitz
Sep 18, 2019
Hamsa

Hamsa

Go slow my love In this world Are a thousand hands Rubbing your back (as I would do) Palms pressed against All your pain And your heart…
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Jake Orlowitz
Sep 11, 2019
How to save someone’s life (or at least get them to take medication)

How to save someone’s life (or at least get them to take medication)

In a previous piece I explored approaches to helping someone into therapy. But therapy may be neither necessary nor sufficient for…
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Jake Orlowitz
Sep 11, 2019
The Crisis Killing Our Boys

The Crisis Killing Our Boys

When I was 6 at Sunday school a boy a year older than me leaned over at snacktime and punched me in the stomach. We had been sitting…
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Jake Orlowitz
Aug 30, 2019
Sea Otters of The Universe

Sea Otters of The Universe

Hafiz remixed on the eve of my wedding
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Jake Orlowitz
Aug 5, 2019
How to Write a Facebook Suicide Note

How to Write a Facebook Suicide Note

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Jake Orlowitz
Aug 2, 2019
17 Myths about Being a Good Ally

17 Myths about Being a Good Ally

A Debunking
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Jake Orlowitz
Jun 22, 2019
Humanager

Humanager

What I believe about making great teams
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Jake Orlowitz
Jun 22, 2019
How to save someone’s life (or just get them into therapy)

How to save someone’s life (or just get them into therapy)

I was involuntarily hospitalized for anxiety and ‘mood weirdness’ eight years ago. I had refused every opportunity to help me up to that…
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Jake Orlowitz
Jan 31, 2019
Consent and the Cult of Spontaneity

Consent and the Cult of Spontaneity

The problem with our muddled discussions about consent is that they conflate spontaneity with sexiness, and explicitness with drudgery. In…
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Jake Orlowitz
Feb 6, 2018
7 False Steps to Success

7 False Steps to Success

This post wasn’t written to promote a clever acronym. Because that acronym is CTPMAIO.
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Jake Orlowitz
Dec 14, 2017
Jesus, MLK, and Hitler Walk Into a Bar

Jesus, MLK, and Hitler Walk Into a Bar

Who gets served first?
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Jake Orlowitz
Sep 9, 2017
I am feeling lucky now

I am feeling lucky now

On my 34th birthday, I wrote down some gratitude…
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Jake Orlowitz
Aug 25, 2017
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