Tag: healing
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Psychotherapy in the Age of Perceptual Saturation: Fantasy, Media, and the Transformation of Clinical Technique
Introduction Psychotherapy has never existed independently of the cultural and perceptual conditions in which it is practiced. While the core aim of psychotherapy has remained consistent — to facilitate psychological integration, emotional regulation, and insight — the means by which these goals are pursued have changed substantially over time. In recent decades, the omnipresence of…
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Emotional Intelligence Without Emotional Safety Changes Very Little
What exactly is emotional intelligence? Broadly, it refers to our capacity to recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions, as well as the ability to perceive and respond appropriately to the emotions of others. In everyday life, this might look like noticing when you feel anxious before an important meeting, understanding why a friend is…
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Therapy Today Is Less About Fixing and More About Remembering
Many people come to therapy believing that something inside them is broken. They arrive searching for valuable tools, direct answers, or simple techniques that will finally fix everything that feels wrong. This expectation is understandable. We live in a culture that treats emotional suffering as a malfunction — something to swiftly diagnose, attempt to repair,…
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Many People Are Not Depressed — They Are Disconnected
In contemporary mental health journals, emotional distress is often quickly labelled as depression.Low mood, fatigue, loss of motivation, emptiness, or disengagement from life are commonly understood through this lens. Yet for very many psychotherapy patients, this description does not fully fit their lived experience. They are not necessarily sad in the traditional sense. They may…
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Reflections on the Emotional Life of Helping Professionals
Psychotherapists are often seen as steady, composed, and almost unbreakable. What is rarely talked about is the emotional effort involved in being fully present for another person’s deep inner pain, long-term struggles, and destructive feelings. Reflecting on these experiences helps patients understand the human side of therapy, and it allows professionals to see the ethical…
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What Makes Psychotherapy Work and Why It Matters
Psychotherapy often comes with misunderstandings. Many people assume it’s only about talking, gaining insight, or solving obvious problems—but therapy is much more than that. Understanding what therapy actually feels like, how it works, and why it can be transformative helps both patients and clinicians see its true value. What Therapy Actually Feels Like (And Why…
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How Early Experiences Shape Who We Are Today
Many of the difficulties we face as adults don’t just come from the stress of daily life. They often have their roots in early experiences with the people who cared for us, how our emotional needs were met, and the ways we learned to cope as children. Once we reach an understanding of these themes,…
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