Archive - Life As I See It, by Dr. Alex Lovell

Kindly Unavailable: Reclaiming Your Boundaries with Courage

And why being warm doesn't require being available

Jul 10 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

How to Disappoint People and Still Sleep at Night

The beautiful, ordinary practice of gentle defiance.

Jul 8 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

Aliveness Isn’t Self-Care. It’s Self-Disruption.

Why restlessness isn't a problem to solve, it's intelligence to follow.

Jul 1 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

June 2025

Aliveness is a River That Carves Its Own Course

Not linear. Not polite. But steady, insistent, and deeply knowing.

Jun 24 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

The Newborn's Manifesto: Treating Your Existence As Non-Negotiable

Sudden. Disruptive. And holy as hell. The definition of aliveness.

Jun 17 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

Being Unfinished is a Sign of Life

Plus our Thursday Offering, “Still Becoming," and five integration practices for after.

Jun 12 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

9:36

Aliveness is Choosing to Live in the "Caterpillar Soup"

What a guy with a Radiohead hoodie taught me about the beauty of dissolving into soup.

Jun 10 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

I Call It "The Almost," The Hell Between Seeing Truth and Acting On It

Plus our Thursday Offering, “Where the Light Touches You," and five integration prompts for after.

Jun 5 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

9:40

Aliveness is a Match You Held Too Long

It will burn you. But it will light the way.

Jun 3 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

May 2025

You're Already Carrying The Strength You Need

What May taught me about trusting the builder within

May 27 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

When the Universe Calls Your Bluff: A Story of Water, Flu, and Building Anyway

When the universe decides to fact-check your writing with a water crisis and flu

May 20 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

The Tiny Rituals That Hold Us When Everything Else Comes Undone

Finding stability in our tiniest, strangest rituals when life feels unbearably heavy

May 13 •

Alexander Lovell, PhD

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