Tag: Therapy

This year marks my third year of seeing a therapist. I can say with great confidence that I wouldn’t be who I am today if not for the work that my therapist and I have been able to do in so many months. I have learned so much about myself, the world, the way I show up, and how to be bo...

My first introduction to Scrabble was an obligatory family game night experience. As a child, I had often gazed at those wooden tiles, trying to form words, with the elusive Q and Z tiles often remaining a mystery. Little did I know that years later, this simple word game would offer me solace, pers...

Although I did a lot of psychotherapy in my younger years, wrapping around ill relations with my father and mother, I currently have a therapist I’ve been seeing for the past 16 years — since my separation from my husband in 2007. I didn’t turn to her for the kinds of things...

I just spent six days with family at the beach on vacation. Six years ago, I couldn’t have done this. I’m not even sure I could have done it six months ago. My nervous system was far too dysregulated to navigate family history and complicated emotional triggers. But trauma therapy&n...

My first introduction to Scrabble was an obligatory family game night experience. As a child, I had often gazed at those wooden tiles, trying to form words, with the elusive Q and Z tiles often remaining a mystery. Little did I know that years later, this simple word game would offer me solace, pers...

Introduction: In the complex and ever-evolving landscape of leadership, one question often arises: “Why do leaders need therapy?” As Brene Brown, the author of “Dare to Lead,” wisely puts it, “Leaders must either invest a reasonable amount of time attending to f...

In the ever-evolving landscape of holistic well-being, art therapy has emerged as a transformative force, igniting the sparks of healing and self-discovery. The recent Art Therapy Conference held in Abu Dhabi, hosted by the Abu Dhabi Center for Sheltering and Humanitarian Care — Ewaa, opened a...

This week I grouped up with one colleague and we had the chance to team up with our colleagues from the Data Analysis cohort. After seeing the work they have been doing for the past weeks we could choose one of the topics to inspire our next project. A group analyzed the data on the effects of de...

Modern life is becoming very stressful and full of botheration. We have become more susceptible to life style disorders and here Oxygen Therapy can be a huge blessing. It has numerous benefits that can alleviate lot of bodily problems. Oxygen Therapy Oxygen is source of life and ...

Ah, the winter blues of Vancouver, BC. While some days bring bluebird skies and fresh pow for skiing, other days are downright gloomy. Spending this past Christmas in Singapore meant warm, sunny, and +25°C weather, which is quite atypical of how most Canadians spend their winters. H...

Nowadays, we may live in more stressful times than in the past. Research published in the journal American Psychologist indicates that day-to-day stress and a sense of lower overall well-being were significantly elevated in the 2010s compared to the 1990s (Almeida, et.al., 2020). Moreover, according...

A recent television adaptation of Scrooge, by writer Steven Knight, depicted him as a traumatised child, sexually abused every Christmas at his boarding school by his perverted headmaster. His horrid father deliberately left him to that fate, in return for the head waiving his school fees. I...

My son is completely nonspeaking; this means that he’s never said a word and can’t express himself through words. My wife and I have tried everything from play dates to Karate and even private horse lessons in order to give him a somewhat “normal” childhood, but it&...

It’s always a bad sign when you can overhear a session your therapist is having with another client. It was my first appointment, and I was sitting alone in the waiting room as a woman was choking on her tears on the other side of the door. Every word they exchanged was audible, and I felt so ...

For years I was curious about tantra massage and how it worked. I knew already from my NDE that everything is energy. That awakened the desire to learn more in depth how energy works, so I researched for the best tantra massage therapy courses in the world and found one that resonated with me the mo...

The title refers to the effect that being enslaved had on his grandmother; Menakem traces the violence of racism through the specific perspectives of people on either end of racial conflicts. Beyond just explaining how racism affects all of us in variable ways, he provides specific exercises for ove...

My tale begins on an unusually bright and crisp morning in London, a rarity that Sherlock Holmes, with his unparalleled deductive acumen, attributed to a temporary shift in the Atlantic air currents — a deduction that, while impressively precise, did nothing to prepare me for the whirlwind adv...

1. Understanding Genetic Disorders: The Need for Innovative Treatments Before delving into gene therapy, it is crucial to comprehend the nature of genetic disorders. This section provides an overview of various genetic conditions, ranging from rare monogenic disorders to more common polygenic con...

You have an idea that could benefit hundreds of millions of people, but pursuing it might kill your career. So, you stick with the accepted way of doing things, even though, after many decades, it’s not yielding any promising leads. It’s a flawed idea rooted in a shallow understanding...

Indispensability creates industry leaders. BioViva’s CMV gene delivery system does what other vectors cannot. Current vectors provide scanty palettes and frayed brushes to prospective gene therapists, keeping the lion’s share of use cases outside their reach. Gene therapy...

I was driving through rural Colorado when the call came. I almost never answer the phone if I don’t know who’s on the other side— heck, I barely answer the phone when I do — but I had a feeling that this was the call I’d been waiting for all month. “Ms.…...

Have you ever thought you were physically more robust, flexible, and agile than in reality? I had convinced myself of this falsehood in 2020. During the height of the pandemic, on a cold winter night, out of boredom, I decided to showcase and brag about my dazzling gymnastic abilities to my parents ...

In the vast landscape of veterinary medicine, where bacterial infections pose a persistent threat to animal health and welfare, the emergence of antibiotic resistance represents a formidable challenge. As traditional antibiotics become increasingly ineffective against a growing array of bacterial pa...

Show don’t tell. It’s the first rule of good creative writing. If you want readers to believe that your grizzled detective is volatile, you don’t tell them “Detective Jack Loosecannon is volatile,” you show him punching the police commissioner. Exposure therapy opera...

It was hard for me not to smirk at the BetterHelp ad I heard on a recent episode of This American Life. Suffice to say, I’m less than enamored with therapy at the moment, and that’s not for lack of giving it a chance. My family has spent hundreds of hours in therapy over the past...

The advent of at-home ketamine therapy in mental health treatment has provided hope for many, but it also brings significant ethical concerns to the fore. My journey as the former CEO of Nue Life Health, leading a team that facilitated over 100,000 ketamine treatments, provided me with unique insigh...

In the realm of mental health treatment, the conversation around psychedelic-assisted therapy, particularly involving substances like psilocybin, is gaining traction. Colorado, known for its progressive stance on various fronts, finds itself at the forefront of this discourse. Recently, the Departme...

Introduction: Finding effective chiropractic therapy is vital for those seeking holistic and long-lasting healing solutions. In Miami, the Silverman Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center stands out as a beacon of excellence in providing top-notch chiropractic care. Let’s delve into what ma...

Light therapy has become an increasingly popular wellness tool for managing skin conditions and overcoming jet lag. But can you actually bring such devices onto a plane in your carry-on? What rules exist around medical devices and electronics? Do international flights complicate things? In t...

In the quest for better health and beauty, an innovative treatment has been gaining attention and interest: Red Light Therapy (RLT). This promising therapeutic technique harnesses low-level wavelengths of red light, offering a range of benefits from enhancing skin conditions to promoting muscle...