MIC LEDGER https://micledger.com/ Ideas Worth Remembering en-us © 2026 MIC LEDGER · Michael Baltimore. All rights reserved. editor@micledger.com (Michael Baltimore Ph.D.) Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:17:27 +0000 Sounds Supportive. Maybe Not. https://micledger.com/ledger/sounds-supportive-maybe-not.html https://micledger.com/ledger/sounds-supportive-maybe-not.html We have industrialized the one move that closes a conversation, and we are teaching it to everybody who watches us work. Editorial Voice & Commentary Michael Baltimore Ph.D. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Stop Using Treatable Illness as a Synonym for Danger https://micledger.com/ledger/stop-using-treatable-illness-as-a-synonym-for-danger.html https://micledger.com/ledger/stop-using-treatable-illness-as-a-synonym-for-danger.html Editorial · MIC LEDGER · Michael Baltimore Ph.D. Editorial Voice & Commentary Michael Baltimore Ph.D. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The First Rule Nobody Puts in the Syllabus https://micledger.com/substack/gt83-the-first-rule-nobody-puts-in-the-syllabus.html https://micledger.com/substack/gt83-the-first-rule-nobody-puts-in-the-syllabus.html Before technique, before theory, before the intake form: you have to survive the person in the room. Here is what that actually asks of a clinician — and why the therapist who stays comfortable is the one guaranteeing nothing happens. Editorial Voice & Commentary Michael Baltimore Ph.D. · Dan Rose Psy.D. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Nobody Said It Was Six Steps https://micledger.com/substack/sis11-nobody-said-it-was-six-steps.html https://micledger.com/substack/sis11-nobody-said-it-was-six-steps.html Georgia moved license renewal onto an outsourced platform this cycle. The requirement was never the problem. What wasn't said in advance was — and underneath it sits a rule that has outlived its evidence. Editorial Voice & Commentary Michael Baltimore Ph.D. · Richard Long Ph.D. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000