I have been told time is a big healer.Is it because we get used to the person not being around? Death has various reactions depending on the position of the person in the family. What are some of the ways I have been grieving? Death of a loved one, especially when one is on a…
There are two kinds of cognition: the rider’s (controlled process, such as reasoning why) and the elephant’s (automatic process, including emotions and intuition). Jonathan Heidt. (The righteous mind) I deal with the elephant every day. It follows me everywhere. I was born with it, which has been there for over 3.7 billion years. Oh! Wait,…
My supervisor, Dr Carrie Collier, has created this interesting “Intensity Variation form. 1 = Least or zero symptoms or disruptions in functioning roles. 2= Mild symptoms and a few short periods of disruption in functioning. 3 = Moderate symptoms and more periods of longer-lasting functioning impairment. Conflict/avoidance is near death; symptoms are near death. 4…
A question that Dr Murray Bowen posited to Neuroscientist Paul MacLean. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/archneurpsyc/article-abstract/651926. Human behaviour is as intriguing as the cells in our body. What we say and do are two entirely different things; similarly, the cells react to the intrusion of the virus and bacteria or the shift in the internal/external environment. The human brain…
According to Dr Murray Bowen, the characteristics of a triangle are: when it is calm, it consists of a two-some, that’s, togetherness and an outsider. Take three people and put them into a living, working, and doing together situation, two people on the inside with a calm stage and one on the outside holding most…
The human brain is constantly evolving and will continue to do so until the end of humanity. It lives in the balance of two forces: individuality and togetherness. Both these forces generate a sense of anxiety, and the brain tries to adapt. The intensity of anxiety varies amongst the people that shape the brain and…
I will deal with this topic in three blogs. Blog 1 Cruelty is a term that is often associated with a deliberate intention to inflict pain on others. It is related to the Latin word “crudelitas,” which means unfeeling or hard-hearted. Compassion is The opposite of cruelty, defined as feeling or showing sympathy and concern…
A quote: That man feels( think or talk) is a fact; what he feels( think or talk) is not fact. by Dr Murray Bowen. It caught my attention. Our thoughts and verbal expressions are not facts of the natural world but rather products or functions of our brain. When we lack factual knowledge, we tend…
In my clinical practice, I have heard these statements many times. However, the individual seems unaware of how they wake up and feel sensitive. When I hear the unawareness, I think, how can we be so disconnected? How come we lose our ability to know who we are, and how do we lose touch with…
Asking ourselves questions is a great way to gain insight. But sometimes, one question leads to another. For instance, when I ask myself, “How to be thoughtful? a natural follow-up question arises: When did this process start for me?”. This process began when I was born into my family, but even as a baby, my…