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2025: The Mirror, the Wound and the life I learned to keep living
There is a story we often tell about healing, that it happens only through breaking, through pain, through the wound.But 2025 taught me something more honest and more complete:The mirror shows us who we are.The wound shows us what mattered.But the life we build alongside them is where healing actually lives. This year held both…
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The Day After Christmas: When the Noise Fades and the Truth Remains
The day after Christmas is strangely quiet. The music softens. The visits slow. The messages stop coming in waves. Wrapping paper is cleared away, leftovers are stacked in the fridge, and the world seems to exhale after holding its breath for weeks. And in that quiet, everything we managed to keep together yesterday gently rises…
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EMDR Therapy: Six Months of Healing, Remembering, and Coming Home to Myself
“The past affects the present even without our being aware of it.”Francine Shapiro. There are moments in life that split us in two, before and after.Before I started EMDR, I was surviving. Holding it all together. Functioning, yes, but tightly wound, always waiting for something to go wrong.Inside, I was carrying the wreckage of what…
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The Cave at Abbey Theatre: A Journey into Isolation
Review: The Cave at the Abbey Theatre A Darkly Comic Descent into Masculinity, Disconnection, and Emotional Survival A few weeks ago, I attended The Cave at the Abbey Theatre, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. The play necessitates a slow digest, not due to its abstract or inaccessible nature, but rather because it…
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I logged Off After Reading “Stolen Focus” – And I’m NOT in a Rush to Come Back.
After reading *Stolen Focus* by Johann Hari, I stepped away from social media. I rediscovered focus, picked up my sketchbook, and started writing my own book. Here’s what changed. Why I Stepped Away from Social Media Last month, I stepped away from social media. No big announcement. Just a quiet log-off after reading *Stolen Focus*…
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Navigating the Complex Journey of Bereavement, Loss, and Grief
Bereavement, loss, and grief are inevitable parts of life, yet they can feel overwhelming and deeply personal. In the moments when we face the death of a loved one, a significant relationship ending, or even the loss of a dream, we find ourselves thrust into a world where emotions seem to swirl uncontrollably. Each of…
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Understanding the distinction between feelings and emotions in psychology
How does that make you feel? The phrase “How does that make you feel?” has become emblematic of psychological therapy, often caricatured in popular culture. Despite its overuse, the question’s intent is profound, aiming to explore the inner experiences of clients. However, a significant number of therapists and mental health professionals struggle to differentiate between…
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The Misuse of Therapy Language on Social Media: Understanding the Dangers of Weaponizing Psychological Terms. Pop psychology is a genre of psychology that simplifies complex concepts and makes them accessible to the general public, often through media such as self-help books, articles, and social media posts. While pop psychology can offer valuable insights and support,…
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The Deafening Silence of Sadness: Exploring the Unspoken Emotion
In a world filled with noise, where conversations, music, and the hustle and bustle of daily life never seem to cease, there is something profound about the silence of sadness. It’s a silence that often goes unnoticed, drowned out by the cacophony of life. Yet, within that silence lies a world of emotions, thoughts, and…
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Grief. What it is and what it’s not.
You will not fully heal, however you will be able to mourn and you will be able to move on. Grief is powerful, it is something we all experience some time in our life, and it has the potential to change how we function every day in the world. Surprisingly (or not) a lot of…
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