Red Ink and Raised Voices: What are we really teaching?
I hear it over and over again in supervision sessions: ◾ a mentor who once yelled at a trainee that they were unfit for this profession
Let the Wound Breathe
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐩 𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐀𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬.
Being balanced, by being authentic
All my life, I have heard my family blame it on me for choosing to study psychology.
“You think too much, shouldn’t have let you study psychology.”
When Our Kids Carry the Weight of the World
My daughter recently shared something that worried me. She told me that some of her friends say things like “I would rather die”
The Empathy deficit in Interview Panels
“The first impression often foreshadows the final outcome.” Never have I understood the rationale behind the hostility, belittling, and stress tactics used by interview panels
From Shadows to Recognition: A Therapist’s Public Dilemma
“Never have I ever!” It’s a game we often play at parties or gatherings, and one statement I used to share in my mental health professional (MHP) group was: “Never have I ever had a client jump
The Pressure to Be Extraordinary: A Reflection on School Billboards
A row of billboards caught my attention today morning. I live in an area densely populated with ‘International schools.’ Had I never noticed them before?
The Ripple Effect of Silence: Are We Part of the Problem?
There are moments when I struggle to type even a single word. I write, erase, rephrase, delete, and eventually feel exhausted. To top it off, every time I open LinkedIn there’s
When Kindness Stings: Recognizing and Handling Toxic Patterns
Whenever I struggled to get out of a 𝘵𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 that drained me every single time and yet found myself pulled back right into it, the imagery of drowning scorpion worked wonders for me.