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January 22, 2015

by Glenn Berger in Relationships

Will Dating Apps End Love?

How are dating apps affecting us? We know they are fun, and attracting millions of users. But they aren’t about relationship or connection at all â€“ rather, they are a way to get high. And if youâ€™re getting high, youâ€™re getting hooked. Your smart phone is really a hand-held, easy-to-use, dopamine delivery system. With everyone holding a drug delivery system in their hand, who knows what the down sides might be?

January 22, 2015

by Glenn Berger in Creativity

Sessions With Sinatra by Charles Granata

Read my review of one of the best books on music and recording ever.

December 13, 2014

by Glenn Berger in Creativity

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

If you’ve encountered the thing that prevents us from writing that novel, inventing that app, working to end sexual abuse, or losing that fifty pounds, you know that this is an uncanny force of indomitable strength, that by all appearances has a life of its own. What is it? Successful author, Steven Pressfield provides the answer is his pithy, accessible book, The War of Art. Read more about it here.

November 28, 2014

by Glenn Berger in Parenting, Success

Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz

I see many people in my psychotherapy practice who have the trappings of success but hate themselves and their lives, have no clue as to what makes them tick, and could care less about anything. Iâ€™ve railed against what I believe to be the cause of this syndrome, but have felt like a voice in the wilderness until I found William Deresiewiczâ€™s brilliant indictment of our culture, as exemplified by our elite educational system, in his book, Excellent Sheep.

November 23, 2014

by Glenn Berger in Creativity, For the Artist, Music Memoir

Tiger in the Rain: Michael Franks and John Simon

On occasion, I worked on a record where the folks making it were nice and somewhat sane. Sometimes, these records were beautiful, and the people who made it were excellent at what they did. One such album was Tiger in the Rain by Michael Franks, produced and arranged by John Simon.

November 16, 2014

by Glenn Berger in For the Beginner, Therapy

When Therapy Works

Many people wonder whether therapy actually works. Every once in a while, often after a long time lost in confusion and frustration, the results become clear and wonderful.

November 6, 2014

by Glenn Berger in Creativity, Music Memoir

Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz: An Introduction

On October 24th, 2014, 35 years after the original release of his masterwork, All That Jazz, a dream of Bob Fosseâ€™s, and mine, finally came true. On that night, I had the opportunity to share my story of craziness, catastrophe, and this long-delayed triumph with an audience at the Jacob Burns Theater. It was a night that I will never forget

September 17, 2014

by Glenn Berger in Music Memoir

Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks: The Untold Story

Read a first hand account by the only person alive (including Bob Dylan himself!) who witnessed the entire New York recording sessions for Blood on the Tracks.

January 19, 2014

by Glenn Berger in Parenting

My Daughter’s Suitcase

A meditation on watching our children grow up, the search for home, our sacred origin, and the Self.

December 27, 2013

by Glenn Berger in Music Memoir, Music Mentoring

Glenn Berger Wins the Schaffner Award for Music in Literature

Winner of the Nicholas Schaffner award for Music in Literature, read my memoir of my 70s New York daze in the music biz, “Never Say No to a Rock Star,” with never before told stories of Dylan, Jagger, Sinatra, Paul Simon, Bob Fosse, Judy Collins, Bette Midler, James Brown and more.

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