12 Key Aims in Relational Psychodynamic Therapy
Read here to understand the key aims in psychotherapy.
Why We Can’t Learn Without Making Mistakes
Another great video from the School of Life on teh value of makig mistakes, and how through mistakes we learn.
Why It Might Be Your Body and Not Just Your Mind
Watch this video to learn more about the importance of paying attention to both your body and your environment— not just your mind. Often, the body and our environment are overlooked in therapy or outside of therapy, and it is important to see how the body and environment might impact your mental health.
I and Thou Book Review
One of the foundational texts for my personal and professional life. If you wish to learn more about this book, read further.
Chronic Illness and Chronic Pain
Here’s a blog post about chronic illness and chronic pain and how it impacts patients.
How to Tell If You’ve Been Gaslit
Here is a resource from the School of Life on the effects and signs of gaslighting, which is common in complex trauma and complex PTSD.
Grief and Bereavement
Here is a wonderful resource for those struggling with grief and loss. Grief and loss are inevitable aspects of existence, and a common focus of the work clients and I do in therapy. Bearing the losses and the grief is not something that we can do alone, and this episode dives into the nature of grief and loss— as well as the importance of addressing and working through it in and outside of psychotherapy.
Depression
This blog discusses depression, how it might manifest, and how we can address it in therapy.
Therapeutic Stance
The therapeutic stance is a crucial component in therapy, and here I discuss this concept.
The Emergence of Existential Psychothreapy
Check out this essay on the emergence of existential psychotherapy.
Trauma and Forgetting
Check out this great video on trauma and forgetting, and the importance of recollecting our memories and rewriting our narrative.
Disability
This topic is near and dear to me. I hope that it provides something of value to you or someone you know.
Why It Really Is All About Your Childhood
Here is why our childhood matters. And why it is important to acknowledge and work through issues and complexes from our childhood, to see how they impact us and who we have become. This is a main aspect of therapy, and is important, whether or not we like it to be.
How to Watch the News While Staying Sane
Check out this wonderful exploration of how to engage with the news in today’s world, and keep your sanity.
Self-Compassion
Check out this thought piece on self-compassion, and getting back to the root of its meaning.