Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

In my most recent Psychology Today blog post[i] I wrote about the harmful effects of people becoming used to bad things and worsening life situations. This post is about what happens when people aren’t numb to those bad things breaking around them. Increasing External Chaos Is Bad for Your Health When significant changes occur, many people experience anxiety, which may be paired with depression. Those mental health problems can be heightened when changes are outside of the person’s sphere of control, so they are perceived as assaults on their autonomy. Such chaos-induced anxiety is increasing. A recent article in The…

The bracket has been whittled down to 16.The UConn Huskies and the South Carolina Gamecocks are the last two NCAA women’s basketball champions — and according to the odds, both teams are right back in the thick of it this season.Here are the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of March 24, along with what to know about a few of the top contenders.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.NCAA Women’s Championship oddsUConn: -255 (bet $10 to…

NEWBORN  Trailer Released: “NEWBORN is an emotionally charged, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller that will stay with audiences long-after the end credits roll. NEWBORN will be released theatrically on April 10th exclusively at AMC Theatres, the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, in partnership with Nate Parker and David Oyelowo’s joint production and distribution label Mansa Studios. The collaboration aligns with the AMC-exclusive theatrical distribution model that prioritizes collaboration, transparency, scale, urgency, and national visibility for independently produced films.” Synopsis | NEWBORN follows Chris Newborn (Oyelowo) who after serving seven years in solitary confinement seeks to rebuild his life…

…

If you are here as an adult child who has reduced contact or gone no-contact with a parent or family member, I fully appreciate that people do not make these decisions lightly. In my research on family estrangement, adult children repeatedly describe years, or even decades, of trying to adapt, explain, tolerate, or repair relationships before finally choosing distance. Behaviors labeled as “cutting off” are often more accurately described as strategies for safety, stability, or emotional survival. Many adult children who choose to estrange family members are wrestling with conflicted emotions. While seeking relief, they may also carry grief, guilt,…

The team that brought you In Search of Darkness and Aliens Expanded is back with The Thing Expanded, a deep dive into the beloved 1982 John Carpenter horror/sci-fi classic. As you know from their past documentaries, we’re going to get an incredible look into the making of the film with brand-new insight from the cast and creators. With only a day until pre-orders close for The Thing Expanded, we’ve been given an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers, featuring John Carpenter and Kurt Russell discussing “The Accursed Sombrero”: Previously: “The creative mastermind team behind smash hit documentaries ‘In…

Bayern Munich will reportedly consider selling left-back Alphonso Davies this summer due to his consistent injury problems.The Canada international has often been linked with a transfer away from Bavaria but signed a new contract last year which runs until 2030. However, the 25-year-old has struggled to stay fit in recent years and the German giants are weighing up whether to cash in, with Manchester United thought to be interested.Davies out injured again after cruciate ligament blowDavies has been highly valued by Bayern ever since he broke into the first-team squad in 2019 as an attacking left-back with immense pace. He…

“Me? Pursue a new career mid-life? That’s what young people do.” “There’ll be nothing for me to do if I move to a retirement community.” “Now that I’m older, I’ll have nothing but one health issue after another.” As people age, it’s normal to have a range of thoughts about what lies ahead in life. Sometimes, these thoughts about aging are steeped in negative, stereotypical beliefs. Some hold tight to “all older people should do or can’t do” ideas, while others put such notions by the wayside. Why Aging Stereotypes Exist “In reality, we develop expectations about what our later…

There’s something snug and quaint about the J-Horror stylings of Never After Dark. Writer and director Dave Boyle explores an affable take on the afterlife that becomes a terrifying assessment of the living. It’s a movie with robust spirituality and centered composure, as an upside-down story leaks insidious traits. Boyle hits on the welcoming notes of ghostly guests, think The Frighteners adjacent, while still honoring the horrific traditions of skin-crawling Japanese genre classics. It’s warmhearted, obscure, and thoroughly creepy all at once, which makes for a rivetingly free-flowing watch. Moeka Hoshi stars as Airi, a vagabond medium aided by the…

I have seen a trend among my friends and colleagues whereby, upon reaching middle age, they are unhappy in their jobs. Through the twists and turns in their careers, they have ended up in an industry, team, or role that they never intended to join and don’t know what to do next or how to get themselves out. They experience the sunk-cost fallacy. They are reluctant to abandon their jobs because they have invested so heavily in their careers, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. As they say, “I put in 20 years to get…