Meditation Instructions: Who’s Guiding Whom?
Guided meditations have never been my thing. I’ve generally found them cringey, annoying, or simply superfluous to requirements — the very antithesis of the experience I was having, or wanted to have.
‘Trust’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life
The following articles are related to ‘Trust’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life.
Therapy-Induced Trauma: What It Is and How It Can Happen
For all its many benefits, the experience of therapy can also be traumatic; sometimes, that’s hard to see until it’s already too late.
Honesty is STILL the Best Policy
To this avid observer of the political battle that’s been raging in Washington since the passage of the Affordable Care Act a few years ago, it seems that President Obama was less than fully truthful with the American people about important aspects of law.
The Underrated Emotion of Safety
Feeling safe and secure is a foundation for mental health, so why don’t we hear more about these feelings and how to increase them?
United We Stand: The Power of Togetherness in ‘The Avengers’
Joss Whedon’s new movie, The Avengers, tells the story of how several superheroes became a team. The message behind their success is that individualism leaves us weak, while unity can make us strong.
Loss of Identity — My Documents And Me
Losing my bag with all my documents in it was a shameful, disempowering experience. When I was writing about loss of identity in a spiritual sense, this was not what I meant!
My Client, The Liar
“How do you know when your clients are lying? Their lips are moving!” a mentor once quipped to me. I believe clients’ lies have as much to say about therapists as they do about the people under our care.