4 Steps to Healing your Triggers
Over the last several months, I’ve been working with my therapist on how to manage my emotional triggers. What I learned has changed me – […]
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Mrs. Deshpande: The Making of a Serial Killer
We watched Mrs. Deshpande (Hotstar) recently, and it was gripping because of the mystery surrounding the identity of the serial killer. It is adapted from […]
Continue reading »The 2 Sides to a Vulnerable Narcissist
The vulnerable or covert narcissist is an archetype I’ve seen more than enough of personally and professionally in my lifetime. As it turns out, I […]
Continue reading »Vigilance: A Voice that Listens
I know I should sleep. But this vigilance needs to be heard. A valid voice. A memory. Or rather, a narrative of memories. Replaying. Vivid. […]
Continue reading »Indomitable: Trauma Won’t Win
A reflection on my own journey. Not for the faint-hearted – trigger warning: child abuse. When the body is weary, and the mind is full, […]
Continue reading »4 Signs You are the Black Sheep in your Family
I recently came across a system used in therapy, called Family Systems Theory. (FST) It was developed by psychiatrist Murray Bowen in the 1950s and […]
Continue reading »6 Ways in Which Patriarchy Harms Boys and Men: Man-ic Masculinity
In our new Beyond Medicine (BM) series – Man-ic Masculinity: How Patriarchy Harms Boys and Men, we look at a number of ways that patriarchy […]
Continue reading »5 Reflections on Emotional Baggage
In our baggage claim series as part of our Beyond Medicine service on Facebook, we summarized and reflected on the emotional baggage in our last episode. We […]
Continue reading »4 Reasons People are Toxic
I’ve been reflecting a lot on toxic people. I am sure I was toxic at some point to others too. Being toxic means a person […]
Continue reading »How Betrayal Trauma Shows up in Relationships
Lately I’ve been observing behavior patterns, as usual, of people around me. In particular, romantic betrayal (cheating on your romantic partner) has been coming up. […]
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