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The City Forgets My Name
How urban loneliness has become enmeshed in our lives and affects our mental wellness.
Scherezade Siobhan
Sep 1, 20259 min read
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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...
Scherezade Siobhan
Dec 17, 20238 min read
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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...
Scherezade Siobhan
Oct 10, 20234 min read
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Therapy Guide: Borderline Personality
In almost a decade and half of practicing as a psychotherapist, the one diagnostic label that almost always elicits immediate and severe...
Scherezade Siobhan
Sep 2, 20238 min read
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Made In Heaven: The Great Indian Family Circus
Spoiler Alert: Some spoilers included. You are notified! . . . The new season of Made in Heaven brings back our fashionable, intriguing...
Scherezade Siobhan
Aug 23, 20234 min read
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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...
Scherezade Siobhan
Aug 12, 20236 min read
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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...
Scherezade Siobhan
Jul 23, 20232 min read
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Why are your workplace mental health plans failing
Image by Donald Giannatti So you have signed up with a well-advertised "mental health" service provider, sent out glossy emails with the...
Team Qureist
Dec 2, 20225 min read
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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...
Team Qureist
Oct 18, 20229 min read
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The Grey Rock Method
(Image description: Grey rocks by an ocean or a seafront. A hazy sky in the distance) Most people who are reading this article right now...
Scherezade Siobhan
Jul 12, 20225 min read
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Do not Refresh for Distress
Attachment through Distress Those who are partial towards hiking or mountaineering as a stress-busting exercise know that sometimes when...
Scherezade Siobhan
Jul 7, 20227 min read
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Brain Works - Navigating your responses
Our brain reacts to emotional information, particularly sensory stimuli that questions, destabilizes or threatens our sense of...
Scherezade Siobhan
Mar 14, 20222 min read
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