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Therapist, Author, Screenwriter, Dad https://www.starktalktherapy.com https://linktr.ee/philstark

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Playing the Cards You're Dealt There's a saying that, in life, we must play the cards we're dealt. We often say this when we're in a bad situation and feel like we just have to deal with it. But do we?

Check out our latest @psychologytoday.com post -- it's about
decision making in life, seen through the prism of #poker

Playing the Cards You're Dealt | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

28.01.2026 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Friendship Advice Experts Swear By

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...

28.01.2026 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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9 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health in 2026

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/w...

17.01.2026 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sex and Intimacy We often think that sex leads to intimacy, and while this can be true, it's more often the case that it's the other way around.

Check out our latest @psychologytoday.com column -- it's about Sex and Intimacy -- the Peanut Butter and Chocolate of romantic relationships! #couplestherapy #talktherapy #tacos

Sex and Intimacy | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

06.01.2026 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you one of the many people who have bought a copy of How to Be a Screenwriter? If so, please consider leaving an Amazon review -- 5 stars goes a long way towards reaching the next million readers! #HTBAS

www.amazon.com/review/creat...

22.12.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Long Can You Stay on Antidepressants?

Interesting article about #antidepressants - a topic that comes up often in #therapy

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...

21.12.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Write Your Own (Relationship) Script Conflict in relationships can be mitigated by developing a greater awareness of what we really feel and why, and then communicating this information clearly and effectively.

Our latest @psychologytoday.com article is about conflict in #relationships and learning to communicate the feelings behind the conflict and the reasons for the feelings in our own #script

Write Your Own (Relationship) Script | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

08.12.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sweet!

05.12.2025 04:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I Wrote โ€˜Dude, Whereโ€™s My Carโ€™ 25 Years Ago. It Would Never Be Made Today. In 2000, the author was a young screenwriter writing broad, crude humor to sell into a marketplace that valued it. Then offers dried up. Today, he's quit Hollywood to become a therapist.

This month is the 25th anniversary of the release of #DWMC -- thanks to #THR for letting me write a column about it -- please enjoy!

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

04.12.2025 22:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"How to be a Screenwriter" with Phil Stark (South Park, That '70s Show, Dude, Where's My Car?)
YouTube video by International Screenwriters' Association "How to be a Screenwriter" with Phil Stark (South Park, That '70s Show, Dude, Where's My Car?)

Fun chat with @scottmarkus.bsky.social and @networkisa.bsky.social about my new book #HTBAS - topics include #breakingin , using #AI , and #DWMC -- it's interesting! #screenwriting #tacos

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2nE...

03.12.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wow! Just saw #HTBAS at @thebookpeople.ca at @austinairport - itโ€™s a bestseller! -#hookem #screenwriting #tacos

29.11.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to Be a Screenwriter: Screenwriting Advice for Newbies, Veterans, and Everyone In Between How to Be a Screenwriter: Screenwriting Advice for Newbies, Veterans, and Everyone In Between [Stark, Phil] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How to Be a Screenwriter: Screenwriting Advice for Newbies, Veterans, and Everyone In Between

What better Thanksgiving gift than a book about screenwriting! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXLVY6W...

27.11.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Flying out of #burbankairport and excited to see #HTBAS at #2 on the #hudsonbooks charts, right between #matthewmcconaughey and @melrobbins.bsky.social - itโ€™s a great airplane read! #screenwriting #tacos

25.11.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Image my surprise to find How to Be a Screenwriter at my local @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social #losfeliz branch -- and next to the Duplass Brothers no less! #HTBAS #screenwriting #mentalhealth #tacos

19.11.2025 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thereโ€™s a Better Way for Couples to Talk About Money

More Money, More Fights

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/p...

19.11.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What It Takes to Break In ... first, write that script. But it takes more than the script.

Happy to share my latest article, up now at
@pipelineartists.bsky.social -- it's about the challenge of Breaking In to the screenwriting biz (or any biz!) #screenwriting #breakingin #tacos

pipelineartists.com/how-to-break...

15.11.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Therapist Who Wrote โ€˜Dude, Whereโ€™s My Car?โ€™ Helps Screenwriters Find Joy In Their Work Again Screenwriter/therapist Phil Stark offers essential mental health advice for writers: beat the inner critic, overcome imposter syndrome, and fight burnout.

Wonderful interview with Yours Truly at @finaldraftinc.bsky.social - They make the best screenwriting software, and have the best interviews! #screenwriting #mentalhealth #tacos

www.finaldraft.com/blog/the-the...

12.11.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Relationships Aren't Fair In relationships, we often expect things to be fair, but the reality is that relationships usually aren't fair, and expecting them to be can hold us back.

Our latest @psychologytoday.com post is about the struggle to find fairness in relationships #mentalhealth #talktherapy #tacos

Relationships Aren't Fair | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

10.11.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wow, @barnesandnoble.com already moving How to Be a Screenwriter to the Classics section! Feels early to me but we appreciate the support! #HTBAS #screenwriting #tacos

09.11.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How the Development Process is Like Making a Statue of a Dog What does sculpting a dog statue and screenplay development have in common?

Delighted to have a new article up at @scriptmagazine.bsky.social -- it's about the experience of developing a screenplay #screenwriting #tacos

scriptmag.com/how-the-deve...

04.11.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Overcome Writerโ€™s Block & Burnout | Roadmap Writers Connect with top industry professionals who will help you develop and prepare to market and sell your script.

Check out our recent article for @roadmapwriters.com -- it's about Writer's Block and Burnout #screenwriting #mentalhealth #tacos

www.roadmapwriters.com/blog/overcom...

03.11.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Overcome Writerโ€™s Block & Burnout | Roadmap Writers Connect with top industry professionals who will help you develop and prepare to market and sell your script.

Check out our recent article for @roadmapwriters.com -- it's about Writer's Block and Burnout #screenwriting #mentalhealth #tacos

www.roadmapwriters.com/blog/overcom...

03.11.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to see How to Be a Screenwriter on the shelf at @barnesandnoble.com alongside legends like #savethecat and #story #HTBAS #screenwriting #tacos

30.10.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to Be a Screenwriter: Screenwriting Advice for Newbies, Veterans, and Everyone In Between How to Be a Screenwriter: Screenwriting Advice for Newbies, Veterans, and Everyone In Between [Stark, Phil] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How to Be a Screenwriter: Screenwriting Advice for Newbies, Veterans, and Everyone In Between

Super excited to announce the release of my new book, How to Be a Screenwriter. Itโ€™s about breaking in, staying in, and staying sane in the screenwriting business. Check it out, let me know what you think! #HTBAS #screenwriting #tacos
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXLVY6W...

28.10.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fear of Being Boring: Experiencing the Midlife Fear of being boring, or FOBB, is a characteristic of the midlifeโ€”a time when we reassess our lives in the past and anticipate what the future holds.

Check out our latest @psychologytoday.com article - it's about getting older and the experience of the Midlife - #mentalhealth #talktherapy #midlife #tacos

Fear of Being Boring: Experiencing the Midlife | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

27.10.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Out to Pasture: Why Hollywoodโ€™s Animal Actors Canโ€™t Find Work Theyโ€™ve helped fetch Oscars, boosted box office and upstaged their A-list co-stars โ€” but these days, Hollywoodโ€™s animals canโ€™t seem to book a gig.

It's tough out there for everyone

Out to Pasture: Why Hollywoodโ€™s Animal Actors Canโ€™t Find Work www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/li... via @thr

24.10.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Get Over Having to "Get It" in a Relationship There are some things we'll just never "get" about our partner that are not going to change. Better to accept them than always see them as a sticking point.

Our latest @psychologytoday.com article is up, and it's about the struggle we sometimes have in relationships trying to Get our partner, or having them Get us #MentalHealth #talktherapy #tacos

Get Over Having to "Get It" in a Relationship | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

06.10.2025 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can a Diagnosis Make You Better?

interesting article about the significance of diagnosis #mentalhealth #talktherapy #tacos

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...

03.10.2025 13:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Anger Traps: Why We Set Traps to Enable Anger It's often the case that we find ourselves angry at our partners. Sometimes we even set traps to create opportunities for anger and to feel justified in it.

Our latest @psychologytoday.com post is up -- all about #anger in #relationships -- #mentalthealth #therapy #tacos

Anger Traps: Why We Set Traps to Enable Anger | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

22.09.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

finally, I've been waiting for someone to thank me for that! glad it helped. "I'm working on several projects in various stages of development"

19.09.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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