Looking at life through the prism of psychology, philosophy, mental health and more. Originally created by counsellor, psychotherapist and philosopher Dr Greg Mulhauser, this blog is now the work of an international team of contributors.
In this second of the series on sense of self and how it differs across cultures, I am going to look at the interconnected or relational self, and how awareness of how interdependent we are might lead to fear of others.
It seems to me that while creativity means change, not all change is creative.
Self-esteem is generally considered to be something vital, a value in itself, in Western societies. In this first of a series on our sense of self, or lack of it, I am going to look at the apparent lack of self-esteem in Chinese compared to North American students.
Guest contributor Kate Le Page, author of Goodbye Ana, shares her experience of recovery from anorexia nervosa.
Dr Simon’s series continues with the fourth of ‘ten commandments’ of character development: be honest.
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