The Hero’s Journey: Narrative therapy to write yourself out of a dark black hole.
How you can use the Hero's Journey to write your way through your problems.
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Tim Mathis
- 14 min
The Old Dogs of Olympus
The gods may be long gone, but there's still magic on the climb to Mt Olympus
Tim Mathis
- 9 min
Everything I need to know about New Zealand’s pandemic response I learned in a bar in 2018
A story about the social fabric that made New Zealand strong enough to beat Covid.
Tim Mathis
- 1 min
Three poems written on a run.
1. Walk into the woods Lie down next to a stream Close your eyes And think about Instagram Pisses you off, huh? 2. It’s impossible to...
Tim Mathis
- 2 min
What does it feel like to actually live your dreams?
I guess it depends on what type of person you are, and what dreams we’re talking about. I think for a certain type of person, with a...
Tim Mathis
- 5 min
A Dog Catches its Tail
At this stage, the crowd can’t be stopped. And at this stage, Dan from accounting is nothing if not part of the crowd. With tattoos where...
Tim Mathis
- 1 min
You’ll be pleased to know that this is the year when we all come to terms with death.
I know you’re excited, because we’ve decided to abandon the delusion that it won’t happen to us! In a few days, we’ll stop pretending...
Tim Mathis
- 8 min
New Zealand Is a Force That Makes Us Dirtbags
Aotearoa New Zealand has a way of making you care less about things, and more about the outdoors.
Tim Mathis
- 7 min
Leaving religion, playing outside: What's with the post-religious dirtbags sliding into my DMs?
Listen, I know this is strangely specific, but I keep running in to people who have left their religion and latched on to the outdoors...
Tim Mathis
- 6 min
Do you really need to pay attention to the news? In defense of selectively ignoring problems.
Sometimes it's healthy to just ignore the terrible things happening in the world.
Tim Mathis
- 6 min
A time capsule from a year of post-traumatic growth: How losing faith made my life better.
Top 10 things learnings from a year of post-traumatic growth.
Tim Mathis
- 6 min
I Hope I Was Wrong About Eternal Damnation: A free preview
A free preview of a funny book about losing faith in God.
Tim Mathis
- 7 min
What is a Dirtbag? An excerpt from "The Dirtbag's Guide to Life"
This is an excerpt from the introduction to The Dirtbag's Guide to Life. Other people have defined the term - I'm not the first - but I...
Tim Mathis
- 5 min
Big Butter Christ Crucified: Is it okay to laugh at someone’s sincerely held beliefs?
You shouldn't laugh at people's religious beliefs, but if you were hurt by them I couldn't blame you.
Tim Mathis
- 5 min
Stating your intentions is the first step: Birthing Travel, the PCT, and the dream life
The first step on the Pacific Crest Trail, for me, happened on the internet. Big life decisions are like that.
Tim Mathis
- 5 min
I Hope I Was Wrong About Eternal Damnation and how I feel about that.
An introduction to what I hope will be the funniest book you've read about losing faith in God.
Tim Mathis
- 6 min
The Lower Hudson: A paddling gem hidden in plain sight
The Lower Hudson, Between Albany and NYC, is a criminally under-appreciated and accessible multi-day paddle.
Tim Mathis
- 13 min
How to discover island paradise on the cheap in New Caledonia.
New Caledonia. Never heard of it? Here's why you shouldn't overlook this Melanesian dot on the map in the middle of the Pacific.
Tim Mathis
- 11 min
Why do people accept authoritarians? Lessons from the psych unit
I'm not an authoritarian, usually. But I've learned some things on the psych unit that make me worry.
Tim Mathis
- 10 min
The Camino de Finisterre in a day: An ultra running love story.
Running the Camino de Finisterre was both pure suffering and real pilgrimage.