Trauma healing

According to Lise Bourbeau, all the inner demons we deal with come from five core wounds related to one of the parents (listed in the chronological order of arrival in a child’s life): rejection, abandonment, humiliation, betrayal, and injustice. The wounds are not necessarily...

Children depend on their parents for more than just their basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter). In fact, during the earliest stages of our lives, we learn from our parents how to process emotions and how to validate our feelings. Good parenting teaches children emotional in...

The American Psychological Association (APA) describes trauma as “any disturbing experience that results in significant fear, helplessness, dissociation, confusion, or other disruptive feelings intense enough to have a long-lasting negative effect on a person’s attitudes, be...

Forgiveness is a very important part of working on yourself and personal development. Many don't understand what the true meaning of forgiveness is and because of that it is difficult for them to forgive themselves or others. The most common misconception about forgiveness means...

Somatic psychology studies the link between physical matter and energy, the association of bodily structures and mental processes. It embraces therapeutic and holistic approaches to the body to recover the mind-body connection. Somatic psychology takes its roots from ancient min...

Have you ever felt like there are multiple people in your head and the ‘real you’ drowns in their voice sometimes? According to Richard Schwartz, PhD, multiple sub-personalities reside in each of us and they constitute an intrapsychic family together. Each voice in our head ...

According to anthropologist Ernest Becker (1973), the society we live in today is a symbolic defence mechanism against our own deaths. People find various “immortality projects” to feel like they are part of something bigger. Conflicts between these immortality projects are ...

De-armouring is a term that has evolved following the work of the psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, who brought the body into psychology. His approach to therapy included the interpretation of resistance, as in the form of inability or unwillingness to let go. In his approach, armour...

Somatic psychology studies the link between physical matter and energy, the association of bodily structures and mental processes. It embraces therapeutic and holistic approaches to the body to recover the mind-body connection. Somatic psychology takes its roots in ancient mind-...

Sex is a natural part of life. In fact, there wouldn't be life on this planet without sex! The very existence of duality tells you that nature intended life to be a culmination of two opposing forces that come together and become one. When you look at sex through a lens that goe...

There are a plethora of spiritual practices that have been in existence since ancient times - meditation, yoga, breathwork, tantra, prayers, mindfulness, and many more. Throughout the ages, they have served humanity in many ways. They have helped people realize the true nature o...