Dan Workman, LCSW - Therapy for Creatives

10/17/2026

10/17/2026

10/15/2026

I've been asked a lot lately about Carl Jung's concept of the shadow. Jung believed that the shadow was an essential part of any normal person's life, but, like other archetypes, it could be too prominent and cause issues. Now we think of the shadow in terms of it being a negative force, but it's just one of many. This video does a good job of breaking that down.

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10/15/2026

There’s a reason our culture is so obsessed with revenge, and it starts in the brain.

10/12/2026

I've often thought that the key to inner peace, quieting the inner noise, is not a reset of the nervous system. Instead, it's increasing the capacity and the resilience of the nervous system. This article seems to support that idea.

The internet is full of warnings about our ‘dysregulated’ nervous systems. But, experts say, you don’t need to reset yours – you might just need to make it more flexible. Here’s how (and no, you don’t need an acupressure mat)

10/06/2026

The brainchild of Dr. Nikki Hune, the Psychosis to Song project was one of the most satisfying musical efforts I’ve ever produced. It also allowed me to bring my two worlds together, Music and my work as a therapist, with patients and friends who are using music to make sense of the noise in their system.

Psychosis to Song is another release that was sent to Upstarter from Bob Weber at CIA Records, the other being The Cat That Wouldn’t Die comp I wrote about a couple weeks ago. Bob was the drummer for one of my favorite early ‘80s bands Really Red, so it was a real treat to receive … Continue r...

10/04/2026

Brain scans reveal what fuels novel thinking.

09/29/2026

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The shin bone’s connected to the… brain?

09/29/2026

A rose by any other name is still a rose - William Shakespeare

Evidence suggests that it really affects what psychiatrists like me call sustained engagement — an important difference in understanding how to think about the condition.

09/28/2026