as commented on earlier, creativity is certainly not limited to artists. or maybe it’s more that we need to enlarge our concept of who is an artist. these people here are IT/media artists. doc searls, the man who is sometimes credited for coining the statement “markets are conversations” started
Category: therapy
recovering from anorexia: 10 activities
what do people do when they start on their recovery from anorexia? here is a list of ten things that those who deal with this eating disorder mention most frequently. these are activities that they themselves decide on. that’s important to keep in mind. if i were to say to one of my clients, “jo,… Continue reading recovering from anorexia: 10 activities
canaries in the soul
(this is a reprint of an article in my old blog) in healing the soul in the age of the brain, psychiatrist elio frattaroli states the hippocratic oath says simply “i will follow that system or regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, i consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from… Continue reading canaries in the soul
happy birthday, robert b. parker!
today is the birthday of one of my favourite authors, mystery writer robert b. parker. i love his writing style (the influence of dashiell hammett, the grandfather of mystery novels, is clearly visible), i love his ideas, how he talks about boston. most of all, i love the mixture of simplicity and subtlety in his… Continue reading happy birthday, robert b. parker!
depression: getting through the dark
the other day i looked over what some people with depression say about their experience. descriptions of numbness and emptiness outnumbered anything else by far. they talked of being in a dark place that made it impossible for them to feel anything, the kind of unmotivating emptiness that creates
understanding “i don’t know” – part 4
how can we move out from under the helplessness of “i don’t know”? as i mentioned a few days ago, what is underneath “i don’t know” sometimes is a fear of knowledge, a fear of what might happen were we to become aware of knowledge that we have hidden away, or perhaps of the consequences… Continue reading understanding “i don’t know” – part 4
understanding “i don’t know” – part 3
the last two blog entries here were about how the words “i don’t know” often come from information overload, or, alternatively, from a certain anxiety around the emotionally laden information. today, let’s talk about how we can deal with this, how we can move from “i don’t know” to something like, “i have an idea”… Continue reading understanding “i don’t know” – part 3
queer books
as you all know, i love to read. today i looked around on the web to see what’s on offer by queer psychologists because what i’ve found at the vancouver public library so far hasn’t quite done it for me (i can’t even remember the names of the books). here are some i’d like to… Continue reading queer books
gratitude, awareness and patience
gratitude is a funny thing. i used to find it incredibly hard to be grateful for things that people expected me to be grateful for. i would just be resentful. that doesn’t really happen anymore; i suspect it’s mostly because i have weeded from my life most of the people who want to “make” me… Continue reading gratitude, awareness and patience
another video: about depression
and here we have another video, where you can hear me talk a little bit about depression and disconnectedness. this time it’s on youtube. thanks, carol, for doing this video!