Brain-Fry: How Multi-Tasking Leads to Burnout
Our minds are over-taxed, our energy dissipated across too many activities. But there is hope. . .
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Psychoanalysis
“I Can’t Breathe!”: How to tell that You’re Burning Out
Recognizing burn-out in everyday life I often see clients who are struggling with the cumulative demands of life. It seems that modern life is inimical to human wellness. Work, parenting, academics, quickly eat up the hours of the day, leaving us fatigued and spent. For responsible, functioning people, busyness happens by default. Our sense of
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The Grass is Greener on this Side of the Fence: Gaining Perspective on Life.
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
Understanding our relationship with money Our relationship with money reflects both the pressures around us and the patterns within us. 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
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The Darkest Season of the Year: Notes on Difficult Family Gatherings
What difficult family gatherings reveal about us 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
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Death, Sex, and the Middle Passage
Fear of death and the search for vitality 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
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What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
Cognitive behavioural therapy examines the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. The examples below explore this practical approach and its roots in reflective dialogue. Understanding cognitive behavioural therapy through everyday examples When set in the very midst of troubles one should say: Perchance some day the memory of this sorrow will even bring delight. Seneca,
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Faith without Belief: How to Face the Terror of Living
Faith without belief asks whether trust can remain when certainty falls away. These reflections consider aging, vulnerability and the challenge of facing our mortality. Faith without belief in the face of uncertainty One of the challenges of growing older is dealing with the panic that comes with time’s passing. The days might be long, but
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Boys, Toys, and the Middle Passage
The middle passage of life can unsettle familiar sources of comfort and identity. This reflection explores possessions, mortality and the invitation to grow into maturity. Meeting the middle passage beyond possessions A man reaches middle age. Half his life is behind him. The slip of vanishing days catch him in panic. Not long ago a
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