Psychoanalysis

The Grass is Greener on this Side of the Fence: Gaining Perspective on Life.

Contemplation, Mental Health, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Reflection, Spirituality / David Chang

My wife and I have a favourite pastime. We take leisurely walks through unfamiliar neighborhoods, admiring the houses that we pass. Minimalist, modern homes tend to catch our attention. From the sidewalk, we note the architectural motifs, the complementary landscaping. Sometimes, if the home has large windows, we peer inside and appreciate the warm lighting, […]

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The Alchemy of Finance and Soul: How Money Reveals the Psyche

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We are living with harrowing geopolitical uncertainty. The economy teeters on a knife’s edge. Expenses strain our accounts; prices insult our wallets. The cost of living exacts a toll on our wellbeing, both physical and mental. The strain across society manifests in debt, unemployment, and worse, homelessness. A generation of young people are locked out

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The Darkest Season of the Year: Notes on Difficult Family Gatherings

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, so goes the carol. But is it really? December days are dreary and dark. Rain presses down, and the chill of winter seeps into our bones. It’s hard to rise from bed. The holidays brim with stress: children’s activities and social occasions every week. The shopping spree unleashes madness in the malls, leaving consumers

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Death, Sex, and the Middle Passage

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A few summers ago, the plants on my rooftop patio wilted after a long heat-spell. I was busy preparing my dissertation defence and neglected to water them consistently. Baking in the sun, the plants struggled in the swelter – Delphinium, Hosta, Nepeta, and Euphorbia all. However, I noticed that instead of shrivelling into crisp, they shed their flowers

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What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

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When set in the very midst of troubles one should say: Perchance some day the memory of this sorrow will even bring delight. Seneca, Letters From a Stoic. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that began in the 1950s and 60s, based on the work psychotherapists like Aaron T. Beck and Albert

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Faith without Belief: How to Face the Terror of Living

Leave a Comment / Contemplation, Mental Health, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Reflection, Spirituality / David Chang

One of the challenges of growing older is dealing with the panic that comes with time’s passing. The days might be long, but the weeks are short. The years are merciless. The slip of vanishing days catches us in terror. We realize that this march of mortality is indifferent to our protest, oblivious to our

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Boys, Toys, and the Middle Passage

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A man reaches middle age. Half his life is behind him. The slip of vanishing days catch him in panic. Not long ago a young graduate who beamed at the promise of his future, the man finds himself staring at his mortality, which looms large on his horizon. Each decade is briefer than the previous.

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