Month: December 2007

recovering from bad work experiences: out on the hunt again

this is another instalment of jacob share’s and my conversation on leaving bad work experiences behind. we started this last month, and pointed out the six stages of recovery from bad work experiences: resign, recover, resources, research, re-apply and results. we’ve already covered resign (get the hell out of dodge!) recover (get your bearings before… Continue reading recovering from bad work experiences: out on the hunt again

happy 2nd birthday, change therapy!

ooops! i totally forgot my birthday – i mean, my blog birthday. today, december 19, it’s been two years that i’ve been writing on this blog. so i decided to go back to my 1st birthday post and rewrite it, in the light of the last 366 days. it’s been an interesting 132,000 words to… Continue reading happy 2nd birthday, change therapy!

a buddhist carnival – 2nd edition, part 2

here’s part 2 of this month’s buddhist carnival, a conglomeration of voices from the buddhosphere. wonder where part 1 is? it’s here. integral buddhism my blogging friend william reflects on what he sees as a shortcoming in famous atheist sam harris‘ view of buddhism, which, william thinks, concentrates too much on the “technique” of meditation.… Continue reading a buddhist carnival – 2nd edition, part 2

weird psychology studies

the end of the year is list time. so here’s a list, filched from jeremy over at PsyBlog – the 10 weirdest psychology studies. if you go to his blog, you can also vote for the weirdest study. guess which one i found the weirdest! 1. don’t stand so close to me – how the… Continue reading weird psychology studies

a buddhist carnival – 2nd edition

dear reader friends, here is the new buddhist carnival. i feel very fortunate to do this service to the – buddhosphere? and dear blogger friends, thank you so much for all the excellent submissions to the buddhist carnival. in keeping with the suggestions in our first post featured here, i have decided to break the… Continue reading a buddhist carnival – 2nd edition

therapy and research – part 2

(this is part 2 of my reflections on the connection between therapy and research, started yesterday). in traditional research, an answer to a research question can be formulated quite easily because a) the things, people, and processes involved with the research are controlled as much as possible, and b) the answer to the research question… Continue reading therapy and research – part 2

therapy and research

this is part 1 of my musings on the connection between therapy and research. at its most basic, research is the act of systematically investigating a thing or process, systematically and carefully recording that process, and drawing conclusions. the system or method, the investigation itself, the recording and the drawing of conclusions are always tied… Continue reading therapy and research

the client-therapist relationship

i’d like to thank sarah for a very insightful analysis of the counsellor’s creed, which i had posted last year. the wording of that creed is not necessarily the one i would have used – but then, i try to read for what seems to be the spirit of the words. what sarah says about… Continue reading the client-therapist relationship