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What if your grief isn’t a diagnosis, but a response to a world that keeps asking you to numb, perform, and survive what was never humane to begin with?
What if your shutdown isn’t dysfunction, but a form of ancestral protection?
“Radical” mental health gently, and unapologetically asks:__... See more
instagram.comTherapy is an invention devised to correct the substantial difficulties we face understanding ourselves, trusting others, communicating successfully, honouring our potential and feeling adequately serene, confident, authentic, direct and unashamed.
Alain De Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education
I'm a Psychologist and obsess over Acceptance-Commitment Therapy (ACT).
ACT is the best way to rewire your brain from shame, heal repressed trauma, and restore meaning in your life.
Here’s what it is and how to do it (without having to pay for therapy):🧵
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Today, America celebrates “Independence Day.” But what does freedom mean in a country where therapy has been used for centuries to protect whiteness, not heal harm?
Western therapy wasn’t built to free us. It was designed to keep wealthy white men functional, white women compliant, and Black people criminalized. After 3... See more
instagram.comAfter Decades of Practising Psychotherapy, I Believe It Has Little Foundation in Science and Often Causes Harm
Niklas Serningaeon.coThe predominant goal of most psychologists and mental health practitioners is to help the trauma survivor practice the self-help techniques that expand the window and/or return inside the window, which allows the body to self-regulate enough not to get hyper- or hypo-aroused.
In doing so, the clinician helps the patient re-train the mind and body t... See more
In doing so, the clinician helps the patient re-train the mind and body t... See more
politicizing Siegel's Window of Tolerance
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
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Yes, I have a beef with traditional talk therapy. This post has been sitting in my Canva account for two years because I’ve been hesitant to face the backlash many of my peers receive when criticizing this model. So, before you comment, I want to clarify the following:
- Yes, therapy can be helpful for many people.___LI... See more
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