Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Recently I spent a few minutes reading posts of frustrated job-seekers on a popular social media site. I observed a painful pattern. It was obvious that highly-qualified job-seekers consistently submit sometimes hundreds of applications. They then wait. They hear nothing. Or they receive automated rejections sometimes many weeks or months later. What the job seekers describe is not just disappointment but something deeper, a growing sense that nothing they do matters anymore. Neuroscience has a name for this state of mind and emotion. It is not weakness nor lack of effort; it is learned hopelessness, which our brains are amazingly…

I encourage those seeking a mental health provider for themselves or a loved one to choose a therapist who is a spiritually affirming psychotherapist. By a spiritually affirming therapist, I mean a mental health provider who affirms and respects the healing resources of your spiritual beliefs, practices, and community. If you are a religious or spiritual person, you have the right to receive such treatment. Despite significant strides in addressing human diversity—including race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation—the mental health professions have neglected religious and spiritual diversity. Most practitioners receive little or no education in religion or spirituality. This lack…

Friendships between two males tend to take a different form than friendships between two women. Here are some research findings that suggest why men’s friendships tend to be weaker than women’s: Men’s Friendships Tend to Be Less Emotional. Men tend to choose their friends based on “instrumental” rather than “emotional” reasons. So, men may choose friends for specific activities—having their “golfing” or “poker” buddies. Women, on the other hand, tend to have friendships that are more about the emotional connection with the other person rather than the “transactional” aspect of a friendship built on shared purpose. Men Spend Less Time…

A week has gone by since Michigan fired Sherrone Moore, but it still hasn’t found its next head coach. Several coaches have been linked to the Michigan job since it opened, with the likes of Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer and Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham being among the more highly rumored candidates for the job. The search in Ann Arbor to find the next head coach, though, is still ongoing. So, let’s dive into the latest rumors surrounding the Michigan job. Kenny Dillingham signs extension with ASUArizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham’s name won’t be in consideration for the Michigan job anymore. Dillingham and…

You better watch out, you better not cry…you better not be a pissy a-hole during the holidays or Krampus is going to absolutely wreck your shit. Such is the case for the dysfunctional Engel family in Michael Dougherty’s modern Christmas horror classic named after the Bavarian Anti-Claus, and of course your friends at Daily Dead are getting together for a little holiday twitch party to watch it this Tuesday, December 23rd at 8pm EST! It looks like we’re going to have the whole gang gathered for some spooky holiday fun, so join us for all the chaotic holiday shenanigans at…

When I was recently listening to someone express frustration over his relationship, it didn’t take long to realize that this was a two V’s or not two V’s situation. His significant other was not really allowing him to do one “V,” vent, which in turn was making him feel like an insignificant other—meaning he wasn’t getting the other “V,” validation. That’s not surprising because these two V’s—venting and validation—should be integral parts of any close relationship, whether romantic or platonic. Venting Is a Common Way to Get Relief Venting is about getting things off your chest—not literally, like a bra…

As the old year winds down and a new year begins, many new titles are coming to Wicked Horror TV.You’ll find aliens and strange creatures and human monsters delivering chills and thrills. Since the holidays are still with us, look for a dangerous decorative elf and a killer snowman.  That’s mixed with art house horror, Asian horror, trashy cult classics and new indy films are all on the agenda. Settle in and see all that you can see coming soon to Wicked Horror TV.December 21, 2025The Driller Killer (1979)Abel Ferrara’s arthouse slasher made its way onto the infamous Video Nasties…

Some coworkers hold back from telling you information you need. Withholding is a form of sulking in disguise. These colleagues usually know more than you do about a given subject and are hurt that you have not acknowledged their expertise. Consequently, to make you come to them, they tell you none or only part of what you have to know. They will not cooperate until you verbalize your recognition and appreciation of their knowledge. Their buttoning up is a frustrating tactic, but it sure gets your attention. Proceed carefully and with sincerity to open the lines of communication. Your goal…

From new comic book series to a trading card game and more, it’s been exciting to see all of the announcements coming out of Tiny Onion since James Tynion IV launched it last year, and it seems like he’s just getting started. This week, it was announced that Tiny Onion is kicking off a new animation slate with an adaptation of Tynion and Michael Dialynas’ excellent BOOM! comic book series The Woods! From the Press Release: Led by CEO James Tynion IV, Tiny Onion is kicking off the production house’s robust adult animation slate with an adaptation of Tynion’s The…

If your culture can’t carry the load, your tools won’t either The AI dashboard showed everything was working perfectly. Response times down 40%. Accuracy up 23%. Cost per transaction cut in half. Six months later, the system was dead. Not broken—abandoned. The insurance company’s claims adjusters had simply stopped using it. They’d found a dozen creative workarounds, from “forgetting” to log in to marking every AI recommendation as “requires human review.” When pressed, they offered vague complaints about the interface. But the post-mortem revealed the real problem: No one trusted the system because no one trusted the process that created…