My thoughts are that writing about mental health, pharmacology and psychology from a personal perspective is an exercise in extreme vulnerability. It is also exactly the kind of content that someone who had malicious intent [...]
Something is sucking all the joy out of my life, and I think it might be the cutting down of this connection (but I am not sure). If I could really trust that person, and [...]
It was interesting to come in contact with our Salsa teacher today, after absorbing a lot of media about his life on social media since the last class. It felt strange, if I am honest. [...]
Another school holiday period. Something has clicked into place in my mind. And now when I see Dads with their kids, and family photos of men with their families I finally understand that this is [...]
Team sport or social dancing is purported to be great exercise for our brains. We started the paid Salsa course tonight. It certainly feels wholesome, and so, so good cognitively. The people that can lead [...]
I feel so sad for my friend who lost her husband of 40 years today. I am wondering how she must be feeling, and if it feels empty and bleak, or rich and soft with [...]
There is simply nothing to be gained from complaining. And everything to learn through this very interesting experiment.
It is not my day. I have struggled with my nervous system for most of it. I am grateful for practices such as dancing, lengthening my inhale, brightly scented hand cream and cold water. It [...]
Some therapists believe that the pathway to secure attachment lies in healing of our dysregulated nervous systems. This is the realm of Polyvagal theory. It makes sense to me intellectually. However, engaging in the co-regulating [...]
There is such an interesting core difference to two major approaches to psychological therapy. In the psychodynamic approach, the idea is that a person will develop 'insight' into what is holding them back psychologically. This [...]
