Month: May 2025

Orpheus and Eurydice Part II: Listen to Your Heart

By Spencer Northey / May 27, 2025

A while back I wrote about how the story of Orpheus and Eurydice haunts me as a relationship therapist. How Orpheus could have saved their relationship if he had been able to manage his anxiety and reactivity. This is a song I might sing to Orpheus: “Listen to your heart.” This would include all of…

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Dying for Sex; Reclaiming Life and Desire in the Face of Death

By Elisabeth LaMotte / May 23, 2025

It’s not every day that a series dares to explore female sexuality with honesty—and even less often does it do so in tandem with the realities of terminal illness. Hulu’s Dying for Sex manages both, telling a bold yet intimate story that invites us to think differently about what it means to be alive. Based…

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“Walk”: A Therapeutic Journey Towards Wild Dreams

By Spencer Northey / May 21, 2025
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Sometime in the summer of 2021, Spotify suggested “Walk” by Griff as a song the algorithm thought I might like. The rest was history. Every year, my Spotify Wrapped report confirms my devotion to this song, and to Griff as an artist. Griff is an artist whose connection to the emotions and stories of her…

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