My Mother the Narcissist
Dear Cary, I hate my family of origin. I recently discovered that I grew up in a mostly narcissistic family, with a narc mother who subtly but persistently projected her own guilt and shame and anger...
25 Mar 202125min
The Psychedelic Madness of Covid-19: A Personal Journey
David Talbot, founder and former editor in chief of Salon.com, has a new site called TheDavidTalbotShow.com, and he asked me to write for him a piece about my stay in the hospital in Arezzo and my c...
25 Mar 202139min
The Massage Parlor Murders: What can you do?
This is not an advice column. This is commentary. Robert Aaron Long, 21 years old, of Woodstock, Georgia, was arrested Tuesday in the murders of eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent ...
18 Mar 20213min
In Love with a Memory
Dear Cary, I’ve loved the same boy since I was a teenager, knowing that for lots of reasons we would never end up together. Our love has endured and we’ve had decades of meaningful time together for i...
12 Mar 202118min
Learning from Delirium: The Madness of Covid-19 PTSD
Hi Folks! Wow, was I insane! This week's podcast dives deep into the fantastical delirium I experienced in the intensive care unit of San Donato hospital in Arezzo, Italy. I'll be publishing a longer ...
4 Mar 202131min
What is service? Being a senator should be less attractive and more humbling
I was still thinking about the reasons senators would find it impossible to act on their conscience when it comes to decisions that might threaten their chances of reelection, and I just thought, well...
25 Feb 20213min
And finally, because you've waited so long ... a little song for you.
I wrote this song a few weeks ago and sang it to my wife on Valentines Day. Support the show
25 Feb 20212min
Right Now, this is what's going on: Maybe I will continue the Advice column! I just need people to send me letters!
It's been a crazy couple of weeks but it just occurred to me that all I need to do to get more questions for the column is invite people on social media to send me questions! And also, I almost forgot...
25 Feb 20215min
