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John S-F
@drjohnsf.bsky.social
Director of the Center for the Advancement of Positive Education at the U of Montana. Clinical Psychologist. Author of Clinical Interviewing, the funniest Psychotherapy theories book ever published and more. #Montana. Advocate for kindness and empathy.
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Never letting this go. Thank you, Stephen Colbert!
January 23, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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‘60 Minutes’ airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago
‘60 Minutes’ airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago
In the story about deportees sent to a notoriously harsh El Salvador prison, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi did not mention her dispute with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:13 AM
@nicollewallace.bsky.social I saw you interviewing @hcrichardson.bsky.social today. You were both fabulous. Thanks. And, please invite me to be a guest on your podcast😁.
January 19, 2026 at 3:14 AM
March 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
March 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is @ritaksf.bsky.social's weekly blog. It has #spiritual dimensions, along with occasional #political reflections. Check it out. It's short. You may want to read it #twice😍
March 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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I don’t know why this is hard for folks to understand. The layoffs aren’t just about probationary employees. They are going beyond that. It won’t stop. It’s all about making agencies non-functional.
February 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Did Daines, Sheehy, Zinke or Downing hold public town halls around Montana?
February 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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President Trump deployed thousands of active-duty soldiers to the border. What are they all doing? “A whole lot of nothing,” one South Texas National Guard soldier said.
Thousands of Troops Guard Quiet Texas Border Towns
Soldiers often face “a whole lot of nothing” as crossings continue to go down.
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February 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Our research group at the University of Montana has another publication out, this time in the Journal of Adult Development (JADE). The JADE editor and reviewers were marvelously helpful. You can read the whole article at this link: rdcu.be/eaz2y
Scaling Up, While Drilling Down: Effects of a Personalized Positive Psychology Course on College Student and Older Adult Mental Health
rdcu.be
February 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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An amazing resignation letter to Bove from an AUSA who worked on the Adams case.

Money quote: “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I did a #psychotherapy demo for a Chinese company. It was fun . . . and I had to watch, reflect, and comment on my performance. Not easy . . . but good in many ways! johnsommersflanagan.com/2025/02/02/t...
The One-Way Mirror Project and Self-Reflection: A Process of Pain and Growth
This post is for my Chinese friends, or my friends who speak Mandarin . . . or anyone who wants to read about the process of self-evaluation, the pain of self-reflection, and personal/professional …
johnsommersflanagan.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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This meta-analysis found that both direct and indirect psychotherapy interventions led to significant reductions in suicidal ideation and suicide attempts jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts After Direct or Indirect Psychotherapy
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the association of direct and indirect psychotherapy with suicidal ideation and attempts.
jamanetwork.com
January 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It's a wildly popular book that's really quite destructive in many ways. Thanks for writing this article.
“The Body Keeps the Score stigmatizes survivors, blames victims, and depoliticizes violence. While masquerading as care for survivors, it creates a hierarchy where marginalized victims are even more marginalized.” My latest, for @motherjones.

www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...
What the most famous book about trauma gets wrong
People kept telling me to read "The Body Keeps the Score." I was shocked at what it actually says.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2024 at 5:25 PM