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Dr. Paul Dunion – Trouble With Taboo
All through history there have been shamans, medicine men, priests, witch doctors and mental health professionals deciding what is normal and what is taboo. There are times when we ascribe the description of taboo to […]
But Not Too Much
I must place my fingers just so. Curve them, but not too much. My wrists should be lower. For once, my back is straight enough but it is a bit too stiff because I am […]
Disordering Gender: Breaking the Transgender Taboo
What are therapists treating when they treat clients for “Gender Identity Disorder”? Both insurance companies and standards of care demand that therapists carefully diagnose patients who present ourselves as having gender identities at odds with […]
Finding Felix: The Potential Impact of International Film on Childhood Autobiographical Memory
The Finding Felix Project is a work for screen and publication from curator and filmmaker Katy Kavanaugh. A fellowship from Stanford University and the Freie Universität – Berlin allowed Katy to return to the Berlin […]
Tracy Shawn, M.A. – Empowering Your Own Inner Hero
Author Christopher Vogler explains in his book, “The Writer’s Journey, Mythic Structure for Writers,” that when he went looking for a set of principles to explain the art of storytelling, he found something even more […]
T.L Di Giacomo – Controlled Chaos
I remember being in the car, and suddenly feeling like I couldn’t get out. The entire world was crushing me. My skin was tingling, and a deep sense of nausea had settled itself into my […]
Magdalena Bak-Maier, PhD – From Enough! to enough: A Doorway Into Wiser Living
Have you ever heard someone say that they had had enough in a way that felt peaceful and full of contentment? A way that made you convinced and possibly inspired, or maybe even envious you […]
Odelya Gertel Kraybill, PhD – Self-Compassion vs. Self-Criticism
Stress responses feel a lot like trauma responses- therefore, those of us with accumulated trauma in our life history can be easily tricked by stress into feeling that we are back in the days of […]