Aliveness: Technology, love, money, sex, soul, governance

All of Ruth’s clients cancelled today. Her notes are in voice format only. They are a raw expression of her personal process. 

For context on this fictional series read the Introduction to Session Notes From the World's Therapist.

Links to stories:

Feces

Tony Gonzales, Rep

Paul Ingrassio

Miles Bruner quits GOP

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In this haunting meditation, Ruth sits with the collective pain of women represented here by the advocacy work of Virginia Giuffre, Laura Bates, and Cindy Gallop. Through breath, feeling, and presence, she does what the world does not recognize: she holds. This episode is about rage, healing, and long shadow of silence.

For context on this fictional series read the Introduction to Session Notes From the World's Therapist.

Links:

• Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
• ‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother
• Sam Altman on X
• Cindy Gallop of Make Love Not Porn, responds to Sam Altman
• ‘The New Age of Sexism’ explores how misogyny is replicated in AI and emerging tech - Interview with Laura Bates

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For context on this fictional series read the Introduction to Session Notes From the World's Therapist.

In this fictional therapy session, Ruth Klassen, the world’s therapist, meets with her supervisor Atlas to talk about burnout, mindfulness, and the challenge of holding space for others. Set in a quiet basement office, their conversation traces the tension between control and surrender, showing how real healing begins with rest and honest presence.

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Links:

• Erika Kirk, CNN (video)
• Prince William, BBC (video)
• Francis Weller, The Wild Edge Of Sorrow

For context on this fictional series read the Introduction to Session Notes From the World's Therapist.

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Links:

• Sam Altman on X
• Adelita Grijalva on X
• Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry (Forbes)
• Mourning and Melancholia, Sigmund Freud (Internet Archive)

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Today's Links:

• I don't think there's anything going to get me in Heaven, OK? (Forbes - Youtube)
• Venezuelan embassy closed in Oslo. (BBC)
• W$sh L$st - Taylor Swift (Spotify)
• Typhoon Halong and Alaskan Flooding (CBS)

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I am excited to share with you a new fictionalized series: Session Notes From the World's Therapist. For more on Ruth Klasen, visit today's Substack.

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I thought it would be fun to share my current reading stack (visit Substack for a photo!):

1. The Suffering Stranger — Donna Orange
2. Mythology — Edith Hamilton
3. The Reconciliation Manifesto: Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy — Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson (Preface by Naomi Klein)
4. Empire of AI — Karen Hao
5. The Pregnant Virgin: Psychological Transformation — Marion Woodman
6. Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps — Richard Rohr
7. If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies — Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares
8. Organizing the 1%: How Corporate Power Works — William K. Carroll & J. P. Sapinski
9. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate — Naomi Klein
10. The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia — James C. Scott
11. Farewell to Westphalia — Jarrod Hope & Peter Ludlow
12. Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America — Nancy MacLean
13. Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better — Lyn Alden
14. Free to Choose: A Personal Statement — Milton and Rose Friedman
15. Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed — James C. Scott
16. The Language of Psycho-Analysis — Jean Laplanche & Jean-Bertrand Pontalis

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Desire can feel dangerous. In this short episode, I speak about the sacredness of sex as one of the strongest forces that can call us into aliveness and connection. I reflect on longing, dignity, and the importance of staying open when the world is burning.

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Looking beneath the screens and circuits to the element that holds them all: silicon. I trace the history of our relationship to it and connect its ubiquitous power - both geological and technological - to the potential for hope. We are being held and each of us has a deeply intimate relationship with silicon.

I hope this episode makes you smile and also inspires you.

Links:

Captured: The Secrets Behind AI's Silicon Valley Takeover

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: The Case Against SuperIntelligent AI (Yudowsky & Soares)

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