Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Is there a cultural reason why kids getting killed is no longer taboo in genre films?When I was growing up there was sort of an unstated rule for horror movies; you could technically kill off kids in genre films, but you could never actually show the kids themselves being killed. Now, you might see a dead body after the fact, but the idea of active child murdering in front of the camera was strictly taboo.I’m sure there are exceptions. There’s probably a handful of movies from the ‘70s and ‘80s that do depict active child murder — Assault on Precinct…

While star winger Christian Pulisic carries the “Captain America” title for USA soccer, one of his teammates carries the title of “most important player.” As Pulisic grapples with a dip in form and questions regarding his attitude on the pitch, FOX Sports analysts and former USA players Stu Holden, Alexi Lalas and Maurice Edu debated whether it is Weston McKennie who is actually the heartbeat in the midfield.McKennie is coming off what some observers consider the most impressive season of his career at Juventus, which saw him land on spot No. 72 in FOX Sports’ ranking of the top 100 World…

Perfectionists are often more concerned with goals and accomplishments than with their own well-being. Sometimes, we’re so busy trying to please people, avoid criticism, and prove we’re “good enough” that we don’t even realize the toll it’s taking on our mental and physical health. Are You a Perfectionist? Perfectionists have impossibly high standards for themselves—and sometimes for others, too. We expect ourselves to excel at everything, achieve our goals effortlessly, and always be agreeable. We derive our self-worth from our accomplishments, which means we’re constantly correcting and perfecting, seeking validation, and trying to prove our worth. It’s a stressful way…

Many organizational leaders use a performance strategy that’s working against them while they take pride in it. It looks like calm under pressure, like a steady hand. It looks like exactly what we promote people for. But the research is now unambiguous: It doesn’t work. The strategy is called suppression—controlling your emotional expression, keeping your face neutral, not letting them see you sweat. We’ve built an entire leadership archetype around it. I’ve called it the Myth of the Unshakable Leader: the belief that real strength means never being moved by what happens around you. A systematic review of 101 studies…

You’ve gone on a few dates with someone new and you’re feeling excited. You’ve never felt so in sync with someone but you can’t shake this feeling that it’s too good to be true. It feels like your dream relationship is coming to life so you try to quiet that nagging voice deep down inside telling you that something doesn’t feel right. What if the affection you’re receiving isn’t the beginning stages of genuine love, but a tactic of control? What Is Love Bombing? Love bombing refers to a pattern of behavior that involves giving excessive attention and affection to…

Mortal Kombat II sawed into theaters on May 08, 2026.Mortal Kombat II is a satisfying if predictable martial arts bloodbathMortal Kombat II is a movie stuck in a lose-lose situation. It’s a film that feels a lot like the mid-‘90s arcade game that drew the ire of moms and politicians alike — to the point it doesn’t even feel like a “real” movie at times. There are parts of this film that feel almost indistinguishable from watching someone play the game on Twitch. So it’s faithful to the source inspiration … so faithful, in fact, that it kinda hurts it…

We’ve known for several months who each NFL team will play in the 2026 season. But this week, we’ll learn when all 272 games will be played in the upcoming regular season.The NFL will unveil the entirety of the 2026 regular-season schedule on Thursday. However, the league is announcing the dates of several games before then, like marquee matchups in Week 1. So, as you get your calendars out to prepare for what you’ll be doing this fall, here’s a look at which games we know will be played and when ahead of Thursday’s schedule release.Week 1: Seahawks to Open 2026…

Women have higher rates of anxiety than men (McLean et al., 2009), but there may be more to this picture than innate biological differences. In my work as a clinical psychologist, I have come to observe that for many women with chronic baseline anxiety, what is being masked is anger. It can take several months of therapy as I give them permission to explore their real feelings, opinions, judgments, and desires before finding that the anxiety dissipates, and underneath is rage. Rage that their partners and families ask too much of them. Rage that their workplaces ask more from them…

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I recently had the privilege of serving as a committee member of a doctoral dissertation at Grand Canyon University. The candidate was Crystal Tutein, a disaster recovery official with the American Red Cross who lives in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her research examined senior disaster relief officials who survived Hurricanes Irma and Maria while simultaneously leading recovery efforts for their community. It was one of the most compelling research studies I’ve reviewed in my career. Not just because of the dramatic stories of the individuals. But because Tutein’s research surfaced something the literature had rarely explored before.…