When we react to a situation “as if it were a matter of life and death,” psychologists call this a “threat response” (fight, flight, freeze, or fawn). These reactions are accompanied by heightened reactivity or, conversely, apathy, withdrawal, and the […]
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(from my monthly Newsletter no. 14) What is hope made of? It’s a question that has followed me through much of my life, but lately, with everything happening both close to home and around the world, it feels even more […]
***inspired by “Community of selves” technique created by clinical psychologist Miller Mair The self is an incredible, powerful life force – rich in complexity, depth, and some paradoxes. At times, our sense of self can feel like a comforting haven, […]
Training / Webinar for teams “Better care for mental health in the workplace” “Prevention of burnout syndrome at the workplace” “How to achieve psychological safety in a team” “Empathy as a skill” “Giving and receiving constructive feedback” Workshops “Gentle to […]
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” Amy Bloom When it comes to the influence of the media and social constructs on our life path, as well as our self-perception, it seems that we have never […]
I only recently got to finish the Mare of Easttown. and I already miss her. I was, among other things, deeply moved by the way the role of the protagonist was written and an extraordinary performance by Kate Winslet. Part […]
It seems to me that it is still brave to tell the story of separation on screen and all the vulnerable, disorganized and somewhat undignified states through which it takes us. It is brave, above all, because it takes us […]
News of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been an element many sessions I held these days. It is not news to us, as therapists, that some disturbing aspects of shared reality with our clients find their place in the […]
And the danger isthat in this movetoward new horizonsand far directions,that I may lose what I have now,and not find anything except loneliness. Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath So you decided to move abroad. The great affair […]
Perhaps we are all immigrants trading one home for another first we leave the womb for air then the suburbs for the filthy city in search of a better life some of us just happen to leave entire countries. Rupi […]
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