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When Your Story Needs Rewriting: A Guide for High-Achieving Professionals at a Turning Point
You’ve lived much of your life within a story that was already written for you — even if you didn’t always recognize it as a story. There were milestones you pursued, benchmarks you achieved, paths laid out by tradition, expectation, or success itself. Graduation. Promotion. Accolades. Milestones that whisper, You’re on track. They don’t answer the deepest questions, but they structure your life so convincingly that you barely notice the scaffolding supporting it. Then the sc

Jason Gorbett, MA, MA, PhPrac
3 days ago4 min read


When the world’s falling apart, how am I supposed to keep it together?
What are you actually trying to hold together? Is it your sense of security? Your future plans? Your trust in narratives that once made sense? Or perhaps your belief that the world should behave in ways that feel manageable?

Jason Gorbett, MA, MA, PhPrac
Mar 23 min read


Why do I feel uneasy when there’s nothing in particular I can fix?
If this restlessness feels familiar, resist the urge to suppress it. Not to indulge it, but to listen. Some discomforts are not malfunctions; they are invitations — to think more carefully about what it means to live here, now, under these conditions.

Jason Gorbett, MA, MA, PhPrac
Feb 235 min read


If nothing tells me what I’m supposed to do with my life, how am I meant to choose?
The trouble is that neutrality is a myth. Not choosing is still a way of choosing — just without acknowledging it. Time passes either way. Opportunities close. Habits harden. A life takes shape, whether you endorse it or not.

Jason Gorbett, MA, MA, PhPrac
Feb 165 min read


How Is Philosophical Counseling Different From Traditional Therapy?
Philosophical counseling is oriented toward meaning. Toward purpose. Toward growth. Toward individuation.

Jason Gorbett, MA, MA, PhPrac
Feb 105 min read
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