Dr Mark's Musings

Reflections, practices, and stories for living authentically.

The inner work of transition: title card reading "On being read in a new country," over a Querétaro terrace at golden hour with a coffee and the book A Life Aligned.

On being read in a new country | The inner work of transition

July 19, 2026 No Comments

This month my first article appeared in Mexico News Daily, an English-language outlet read across México. The piece was about my first year in Querétaro. ...

Coming home to México: title card reading "The border I crossed without paying for it," from Letters from the Interior.

Coming home to México, and the price of a threshold

July 12, 2026 No Comments

I got back to Querétaro last night, and the rains had already started. Coming home to México in July means arriving into the wettest month ...

A leather journal and ceramic coffee mug rest on a wooden windowsill in Querétaro, México, overlooking the domes and bell towers of a historic church — a reflection on what a good day looks like in your own particular life.

What We Mean by a Good Day

May 31, 2026 No Comments

Today closes Mental Health Awareness Month. For seventy-seven years now, every May has carried this small national gesture, founded by Mental Health America in 1949 ...

Dr. Mark Arcuri, psychologist and author, smiling in a warm interior setting — featured image for the blog post "When the Ground Shifts, What Holds?" on Dr. Mark's Musings

Finding Inner Orientation When the World Grows Uncertain

March 7, 2026 No Comments

There is a particular quality to early March mornings in Querétaro. The air still carries the cool of the night before, and the light falls ...

Typographic graphic on dark charcoal background with the title The Body Knew Before I Did and the quote: The world has changed again, and here we are, still in it, still feeling our way through. By Dr. Mark Arcuri.

Staying Grounded in Crisis: The Body Knew Before I Did

February 28, 2026 No Comments

I was making coffee in the dark when the headlines changed everything. A psychologist's reflection on staying grounded in crisis, what the nervous system knows ...

Dr. Mark Arcuri smiling warmly beside the cover of his book A Life Aligned: The Journey to Allowing the Magic in Your Life, Revised Edition, with the title What the Book Asked of Me

What the Book Truly Asked of Me

February 22, 2026 No Comments

Dr. Mark Arcuri on what it cost to revise A Life Aligned after twenty years, and what the process revealed about growth, identity, and the ...

Your Life Is Trying to Tell You Something.

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