Charlotte LiebermanAre You Bored of Your Own BS?Boredom can be a remarkably healing tool for overcoming bad habits.Aug 1, 2019Aug 1, 2019
Charlotte LiebermanCan Ambition and Happiness Coexist?In Shakespeare’s tragedies, the root of betrayal, dishonesty, conspiracy — what makes these narratives tragic, in other words — is…Apr 13, 20191Apr 13, 20191
Charlotte LiebermanIs Self-Hatred Really That Heroic?A couple of months ago, I went to see a Functional Medicine doctor, whose practice brings together Western medicine and more holistic…Jan 6, 2018Jan 6, 2018
Charlotte LiebermanThe Stories We Tell Ourselves“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” Joan Didion famously began her 1979 collection The White Album. The aphoristic phrase later…Nov 24, 2017Nov 24, 2017
Charlotte LiebermanAm I Self-Accepting or Being Lazy?Despite my successful memorization of New Age-y aphorisms about being present and loving oneself, I struggle quite a bit with…Sep 25, 20171Sep 25, 20171
Charlotte LiebermanAcknowledge Your Shit (Then Say No Thanks)“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the…Jul 9, 2017Jul 9, 2017
Charlotte LiebermanAnxiety, Meditation + Fear of EmbodimentThe speaker of Robert Creeley’s poem “For Love” stutters these sharply enjambed lines just after gaining momentum at the beginning of the…Jun 24, 2017Jun 24, 2017
Charlotte LiebermanThe Myth of the Authentic Self“Art is restoration: the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life, to make something that is fragmented — which is what…May 22, 20171May 22, 20171
Charlotte LiebermanThe 25 Best & Worst Things that Happened to Me at 25I haven’t written a blog post in a couple of weeks. I have been feeling — admittedly — a bit stuck. My psychiatrist often encourages me to…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Charlotte LiebermanWhen the Personal Doesn’t Feel Political (Enough)Have you ever signed a petition or deleted an app as a “political” gesture, without fully understanding the reasons or implications of your…Feb 26, 2017Feb 26, 2017