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doreen dodgen-magee, psy.d.

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04/19/2026

So excited to announce that my new book “In Praise of Boredom. The Case for Doing Nothing in a World that Won’t Stop.” has been picked up by and will be out in the world in June 2027.

Stay tuned for all the great new ideas about how to embrace boredom and find more joy, focus, empathy, and more!

Image created by (this is NOT AI!!!!!)

04/18/2026

It isn’t easy to put our phones down. They’re actually made with designs that work, intentionally, to keep us tethered to them.

If there’s any hope of being moderate with our tech use, it’s found in enriching our embodied lives.

Play is for all of us at every age and stage in life.

When it’s easily accessible and on our radar, it’s the perfect motivation for leaving your phone behind.

Thanks to and for offering our community this beautiful opportunity to put our phones away and play together. It was wonderful!

If you’d like to know about future offerings, sign up for my newsletter in the link in my bio and for Oregon Unplugged’s newsletter in theirs.

📸 credit: .j.m

04/13/2026

My Monday Mantra.

I believe this one to my core.

Narcissism begets hierarchy, binary judgmentalism (you’re in or out, idealized or devalued), exclusion, belittlement, and exploitation.

It demands subjugation.

It says, over and over, “Only I can (insert whatever action the speaker believes themself to be right about/best at/knowledgable of).”

It wants to rile you up (it gets more intense attention that way). It wants you to bow down or be distracted by it’s absolute belief in itself.

It is a cancer.

The only way to fight it is to meet it with a steely-eyed resistance. To say, “I see you and, wow, your desire for my attention is a lot. Not to worry, however, I have a wide gaze and an awareness that there are many ways to live and be in relationship to myself and others. For these reasons, I will not bow down.”

The most powerful antidote to narcissism is a person who knows ones self (strengths and weaknesses) and seeks to know and respect others as they are, becoming an ally as a result. This person knows that a world built on homogeneity, requiring MY WAY to be the BEST/ONLY way, is not a world fit to thrive in.

When enough people live in this way narcissism is checked.

We’re entering into a season where this is more important than ever. Let’s all do our part….especially when it’s hard to do so.

04/08/2026

FUN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THIS WEEKEND’S UNPLUGGED EVENT.

30 SECOND DANCE PARTY WILL BE IN THE HOUSE!

The 30 Second Dance Party button is the home/office/school tool you didn’t know you needed.

With 5 different 30 second songs (including incredible DJ openings) on board, this button encourages the break everyone needs!

At our unplugged event (free and for all ages) this Sunday, we’ll be having mini dance parties at the top of every hour (2:00, 3:00, and 4:00) plus we’ll be giving away two 30 second dance party buttons.

Participants will also receive a code for 20% off buttons ordered that day.

This event is going to be SO. MUCH. FUN!

Check out the link in my bio for more information and head over to Woo Woo on Sunday.

04/06/2026

My Monday Mantra.

With my hanky at the ready, I emerge from my sanctuary home into a world full of reactivity, grind, sorrow, beauty, suffering, and, occasionally, celebration.

The willingness to welcome the full range of my emotions makes it possible for me to keep emerging.

I’ve long loved the quote, “Bidden or not bidden, God is present.”

Friends, the same applies to emotions.

Bidden or not bidden, honored or not honored, named or not named our emotions are present.

If we do nothing to notice, name, and work through them they’ll likely play themselves out on others and the world in ways that are less than helpful.

If you need an invitation, consider this one.

Your tears are teachers. Let them fall and learn from them.

I’m just over here learning from mine.

Thank you for my most fitting and favorite sticker ever!

04/01/2026

Happy to announce that I’ve had some work done. How do I look?

April fools!

These are some images from my 60th birhtday party where the unbelievable surprised me by showing up as “drag doreen!”

Y’all…this was, perhaps, the most meaningful gift I’ve received in a very long time! I’ve known Austin since he was in high school and have witnessed his brilliance in so many spaces…theatrical ones, musical ones, relational ones, and more.

Austin’s talent is boundless and, what’s really remarkable is, so is his heart! I witness him honoring composers, friends, communities, and the vulnerable among us all the time. To have him honor me in this way (I always said I wanted to be present for his first time out in drag and this was it) is a profound honor.

Since my party Austin has introduced the world to .justcora who is the queen we all need!

As a delayed birthday gift, might you all hop over and follow Cora (and hire her for all the drag events you dream of hosting…brunch, bingo, story time)!

It is my sincere belief that drag saves lives, offering the kind of joy and empowerment that other art forms and communities dream of embodying. Austin/Cora, thanks for what I know will be wild amounts of joy and positivity that you will offer the world in this new way!

03/30/2026

🫶My Monday Mantra🫶

Choosing love over likes wildly today.

What is one way you can help someone in your orbit feel so loved that they forget about the whole concept of likes?

It doesn’t need to be a grand gesture.

It might be the simple act of acknowledging a trait about them that you admire (instead of complimenting them on something they do).

It would also work to communicate that you see someone who is struggling. That you bear witness and offer them love and attention.

We could change the world if we took this mantra seriously.

Let’s do it together.

P.S. I’ve been trying, for weeks, to master the whole forefinger/middle finger heart move and have decided my tiny, stubby fingers aren’t capable of it. Grateful for the new little thumb and forefinger option as well as the tried and true. Just goes to show that however you show love is more important than being able to show it in the trendy way!!

❤️

03/26/2026

Just hoping to feel like putting our phones down and staying off social media isn’t enough.

The powers working to keep us connected are far too powerful (as confirmed in today’s ruling).

I’m finding some actions to take this week tha will empower my friends (especially the young ones) to have fiery, fun, wild experiences apart from social media and their phones.

Let’s crowd source some ideas! Put yours below.

03/23/2026

I am grateful to have grown up in a family that valued resourcefulness. I love the challenge of facing a task (whether it be a thought, emotion, or physical one) using what I already have on board.

Social media apps passively encourage us to resist resourcefulness and reach, instead, for the ideal.

Order the perfectly themed party supplies. Use the incredible filter to tone your skin and thin your face. Google the answer before you “waste” any time trying to figure it out.

This saddens me because it means we sell ourselves (our brains, bodies, and hearts) short.

At least once this week, how about committing to using what you already have to approach a challenge? What about trying to find an answer without Googling it?

Our brains and bodies benefit from a bit of work to figure things out. Let’s let them have these wins.

Thanks for, yet again, speaking my mind!

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