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Monica Samelson
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I'm a parent, writer, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in Chicago.
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Another post today about how we can be together well enough to do something about what's going on
February 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Sun dog in Chicago yesterday. Does it portend good or evil? Have to know
February 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wrote on substack again, about what many are thinking on this week: how we need to get close if we're gonna get through this. I reflected through the lens of Tu Bishvat (happy birthday, trees!) & a book called Spell of the Sensuous (have you read it? let's chat!)
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February 16, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Back at the Field Museum this week, thinking about mass extinction events and the dialectics of grief.

Here's what I wrote about it:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Here's a Lake Michigan photo/song pairing for a day that feels like trash
Song: Engine by Neutral Milk Hotel youtu.be/sUZTT2ztyJU?...
#Chicago
February 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A Lake Michigan photo/song pairing for these times
youtu.be/WczCJySAD2E?...
#LakeMichigan #Chicago #synesthesia
February 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM