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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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