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feminism and body image

recently, i’ve had a number of interesting and sometimes heated discussions about plastic surgery. according to one view, plastic surgery is an artificial way to prop up a twisted body image – one that is only available to those who can afford it. according to another view, undergoing plastic surgery is not much different than… Continue reading feminism and body image

the process of therapy: vulnerability in the here and now

these days i am often called upon to talk about psychotherapy. i am very much of two minds about this. on the one hand it’s something that i feel very passionate about – this is what i do, after all! on the other hand, i find it difficult – therapy is such a private, intimate… Continue reading the process of therapy: vulnerability in the here and now

words of depression

random words about depression, collected from the past: i must confess that during my depressive time, i was more productive, but that was because i didn’t focus on such things as selling the car, keeping the house clean, all those things that one does to stay gainfully alive. …….. i am fighting panic and depression… Continue reading words of depression

and now for these therapists: plato, st. augustine, darwin, freud

i wrote this some years ago, trying to elucidate how some of the fathers and grandfathers of psychology would look at contemporary problems: after a stormy, decade long marriage, JU and his wife separated after she found out that he had sexually abused their two sons. JU explained he was “sexually educating them”. there was… Continue reading and now for these therapists: plato, st. augustine, darwin, freud

a few buddhist sayings

i realize that i haven’t said anything about buddhism in the last little while. so, to remedy that, here are a few sayings that i really like: As a bee–without harming the blossom, its color its fragrance– takes its nectar & flies away: so should the sage go through a village. –Dhammapada, 4, translated by… Continue reading a few buddhist sayings

time management and exercise

“i can’t exercise. i don’t have time!” yoga teacher cyndi lee’s got something to say about this. and this is not only for people who are thinking about exercising but also about how we use time: My observation is that there is a direct relationship that goes like this: thinking about what has to happen… Continue reading time management and exercise

inflicting beliefs?

in ragamuffin’s most recent blog entry, there is talk about the writer, steve, inflicting beliefs on someone, concerning his post on “top 10 reasons why men shouldn’t be ordained“. what interests me – what does it mean to “inflict” a belief on someone? it conjures up an image of capture and wounding. i’m thinking of… Continue reading inflicting beliefs?

biting the dog

i was digging around some old files and found this, a short story i wrote which came out of a journal entry which was turned into a poem and then another poem and then this … i’ll tell you that process another time. it’s quite interesting, i think. for now, i got it in my… Continue reading biting the dog

guided visualizations

here are some working, good quality links to online audio guided meditations http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_207.html http://csd.mcmaster.ca/natural_high/cd.htm http://www.soundstrue.com (the full versions are for sale but the samples are already quite nice) http://www.learningmeditation.com