Everyone knows that thanksgiving is a compound word expressing the essence of this favorite American holiday focused on giving thanks.But did you know that beyond “thanks” and “giving” there are another 346 Scrabble-approved words we can make out of the letters in “thanksgiving?!”

This Monday, my dear friend, Jim Spool (AKA Grandpa Jimmy), will be ninety years old. A lot has happened in ninety years – all around the world, and in virtually every dimension of human experience, including what we know and how we think about mental health and mental illness.

I am all for being happy. Who isn’t? But the happiness industry? That’s another thing altogether.