@pbstarkok

Therapist, Author, Screenwriter

 Los Angeles, CA
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Joined August 2008
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Are you a fan of @ItsThat70sShow ? Ever wondered where #Fez is from? Find the answer here in my latest #therapy session with him: @WValderrama thecharactersonmycouch.subst…
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Love the new @fly_BUR Hollywood Burbank airport, and also great to see three of my books on the shelf at Octavia’s Bookshelf - already Penguin Classics!
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Didn’t mean to shoot a @HendricksGin ad at @MussoFrankGrill but here we are
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Ever heard of a little thing called Anxiety? Read up on my approach to dealing with it in my latest @PsychToday post #mentalhealth #therapy #anxiety Mental Gymnastics: How to Handle Anxiety | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

Mental Gymnastics: How to Handle Anxiety

Runway anxiety can dominate our moods, creating both mental and physical stress that runs in the background until we consciously engage with it in an effort to reduce it.

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according to the @ringer Travis Bickle is Martin Scorcese's Greatest Movie Character. theringer.com/2023/10/17/mov… Hard to argue! For more insight into Travis check out this therapy session I had with him: thecharactersonmycouch.subst…
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my Uber-talented friend @busblog who is the mastermind behind @hearinladotcom has arranged his short stories into a collection, 67 to be exact, it's a must-check-out for anyone who is curious to peek behind the curtain of the ride share experience!
Hear in LA
@hearinladotcomOct 8
My new book about my favorite rides as an Uber and Lyft driver just came out. It's called Hot Box: 67 Stories. For the last 11 years I've driven all around LA and that experience inspired me to create Hear in LA because I got to see LA in a very different way. You can get an autographed copy hear: paypal.com/ncp/payment/YB5EE… Or via Amazon hear: amazon.com/67-Stories-Tony-P… And soon at @yquetradingpost because I really love Billy's store there on Vermont and I want him to have the exclusive for a little while.
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#mantra of the day: I didn't finish the #wordle and it's okay
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If the ABS system is always right, why do we need umpires? @BartHanson
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Are you a fan of #thesopranos ? Maybe you should take a look at this therapy session I had with Vito Spatafore (played by the amazing @JoeRGannascoli ) -- turns out Tony wasn't the only gangster seeing a therapist! thecharactersonmycouch.subst…
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Wordle 1,921 6/6* ⬛🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 One of my more frustrating yet satisfying Wordle finishing grids
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Check out my latest article at @PsychToday - it's about relationships, and how to support an upset partner #talktherapy #relationships #tacos Playing Catch: How to Support an Upset Partner | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

Playing Catch: How to Support an Upset Partner

When our partner is upset, we often take it personally, which makes sense in the moment but can often make things worse.

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Embracing the annual tradition of trying to find the NFL network in my wonky Hulu guide #nflnetwork #nfl
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I had a #therapy session recently with a client who turned out to not be such a monster after all #frankenstein #mentalhealth #parenting thecharactersonmycouch.subst…
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gg LA, it was a nice run Summer Weather in L.A. Was Perfect. Then Came Humidity and Mosquitoes. nytimes.com/2026/08/26/us/lo…

Summer Weather in L.A. Was Perfect. Then Came Humidity and Mosquitoes.

Warmer water off the coast has made things slightly swampy for residents used to a succession of splendid days.

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TANGIER 2027 Inside the transportive world of eclipse chasing and what to book for 2027’s “eclipse of the century.”  wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/how… via @WSJ

How I Got Hooked on Chasing Solar Eclipses

Traveling the globe for celestial events may seem downright loony—until you get a taste of the addictive world of “eclipse chasing.”

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Our latest is up at @PsychToday How to Break Out of Old Patterns | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

How to Break Out of Old Patterns

In therapy we first learn to identify the areas of our lives we'd like to change, but then comes the hard part: making that change happen.

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Zabuton. Wagyu Zabuton.
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I see this often in my therapy practice. Conflict with parents that seems impossible to resolve. We start out wanting our parents to change, but eventually realize it is up to us to change. And if both people are willing to try to accept each other instead of hoping to change each other, that's when the relationship often changes for the better. Friends Wanted Me to Cut Off My Father. They Were Wrong. nytimes.com/2026/08/16/opini…

Opinion | Cutting Your Parents Off Isn’t the Answer

Many queer people are going no contact — cutting off their families for myriad reasons. It’s not always the right answer.

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Uh oh, it’s cloudy in Gijon!
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a very interesting #therapy session I had with Travis Bickle where I was indeed talking to him #taxidriver #SSRIs thecharactersonmycouch.subst…
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