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Betty Ray

Giving Your Child a Smartphone for Xmas? Read This First.

Hard-won wisdom from the Ghost of Parenting Future, and some parents who have been there.

4 min readDec 16, 2023

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Giving Your Child a Smartphone for Xmas? Read This First.

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Better Humans

3 Rituals to Help Metabolize Grief After a Breakup

A step-by-step guide for three rituals: Break the spell of negative thoughts, Process your grief, and Create a new narrative

11 min readOct 21, 2023

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Better Humans

Remaking Rites of Passage to Change Your Mindset — and Your Life

Reclaim this powerful ancient practice for today’s real world challenges.

8 min readSep 25, 2023

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Remaking Rites of Passage to Change Your Mindset — and Your Life

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Soul Labs

A Modern Rite of Passage to Prepare Young People for Uncertainty

When I was in my mid-20s, I was in a bike accident that landed me in the hospital with a concussion and a severe case of double vision.

4 min readSep 4, 2023

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A Modern Rite of Passage to Prepare Young People for Uncertainty

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For Awe

What I Learned in the Liminal Space of Near-Death

Covid kicked my ass, then it saved my life.

15 min readFeb 25, 2023

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The best New Year’s resolution I ever made

When shame took over, I got an idea that changed my life.

7 min readDec 29, 2022

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The best New Year’s resolution I ever made

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Betty Ray

A New Definition of “Faith” for Our Wackadoodle Times

Even the most skeptical among us can benefit from this practice.

4 min readJul 25, 2022

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A New Definition of “Faith” for Our Wackadoodle Times

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Betty Ray

How to Stop Angry Drunk Daddy from Burning Down the House

Hint: It’s not about policy.

6 min readMay 31, 2022

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How to Stop Angry Drunk Daddy from Burning Down the House

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Better Humans

Hack your routines to power up your resilience

When the world feels like it’s careening off its axis, these practices can help you find your footing.

5 min readApr 4, 2022

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Hack your routines to power up your resilience

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Better Humans

How to trick your inner catastrophizer into shutting up

The world may be going to hell in a hatbox, but you don’t have to let your inner life go with it.

5 min readMar 9, 2022

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Betty Ray

Betty Ray

Co-Founder, Pandora's Way, a digital rite of passage for young people (and their families!). Founder, Center for Ritual Design.

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