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In praise of boredom

A surprisingly common conversation in therapy is the one about boredom and apathy. Yes, everyone who comes to therapy aren’t always...

Safeguarding : Mental Wellbeing in Digital Spaces

Content Note : Su*c*de and Self H*rm Mention Finding out that a loved one or a friend online is feeling su*c*dal or has disappeared via...

Friendless Zone: On Friendship Breakups

A therapy client of mine recently spoke about how distancing from a friend after a particularly sordid fight felt a lot like a really...

Magnitude and Bond: Setting Boundaries

Spending an afternoon watching a cat both set and devastate firm boundaries set for it has probably been as informative for me as reading...

No to Negging

The dark screen suddenly flickers with a new message notification. R opens her Instagram inbox to find a slew of messages from a guy she...

Pausitivity : On Learning to Stop & Rest

My mother has perfected an evening ritual to follow her daily tutoring of students. She will chop up a veritable smorgasbord of greens...

The Love Bomber

Image description: A series of colorful heart-shaped locks with the words "I love you" inscribed on them are slung on a wire with...