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Spiritual Bypassing: Unmasking the Seductive Trap of Avoidance

In the realm of psychology, one cannot ignore the beguiling concept of “spiritual bypassing.” While spirituality can offer solace and growth, it’s crucial to critically examine the pitfalls of this alluring phenomenon. Let’s explore three perspectives that shed light on the deceptive nature of spiritual bypassing. While spirituality can be a powerful tool for personal...

Differentiating Positive Psychology and Toxic Positivity

In our pursuit of personal growth and happiness, it’s essential to differentiate between positive psychology and toxic positivity. These concepts, centered around positive thinking, have distinct implications for emotional well-being. This blog post explores the nuances of positive psychology and toxic positivity, drawing on relevant research and expert opinions. Positive psychology, a scientific field pioneered...

The Impact of Yoga and Mindfulness on the Brain

In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a prevalent concern affecting mental and physical well-being. To combat this, individuals are increasingly turning to yoga and mindfulness practices for stress management. This critical discussion examines the impact of yoga and mindfulness on the brain, drawing insights from a recent article titled “Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness Meditation:...

The Collective Unconscious

Understanding the Collective Unconscious: Imagine two individuals, each from different cultures, who share a recurring dream of being chased by a mysterious figure. According to Jung’s theory, this shared experience suggests a universal symbol rooted in the collective unconscious—the archetype of fear and the instinctual drive to survive. While intriguing, it is important to approach...

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies: Unveiling their Therapeutic Impact on Mental Illness Treatment

Let’s examine the potential benefits and considerations surrounding these innovative therapies. Given the marked attention these interventions have been receiving, let’s understand the nuanced conversation surrounding this topic. Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies: A Promising Treatment Approach: Psychedelic-assisted therapies have gained significant attention for their potential in treating mental health conditions. Leveraging substances like psilocybin or MDMA, these...

What did we do before the ‘Psychology’ profession?

A brief history of how people sought guidance, healing and how psychology came to be the profession that it is. Before a word even existed for this relatively contemporary tradition – what did people do when they needed help or guidance. For curiosity’s sake, this article explores some of the ways that individuals sought support...

The Importance of Sleep

Sleep is undeniably one of the most valued parts of our lives – it has persisted through natural selection processes despite its counterintuitive role in keeping us (as animals) safe from predators, hunting, eating, and reproducing. With this in mind, understanding the importance of sleep on wellbeing is necessary in learning to mitigate or intervene...

More than the matter of “paying attention”

Our capacity as a society has been subject to marked transformation in the past two decades and has been largely influenced by the (not so subtle) role technology in shaping daily living. The consequence on our neurobiology is not only relevant for clinical purposes but also within the general population – and will continue to...

Telehealth Vs Face to Face

The impact of the pandemic has been tremendous and undoubtably interrupted what many of us conceived as being “normality”. There is a clear distinction between our pre-pandemic lives and post pandemic lives – with particular emphasis on work, lifestyle, relationships as well as access to physical and mental health care. Specifically, the pandemic made mainstream...

Recovery from Addiction: From Therapy to the 12 steps

Addiction is an area of mental health that for better or for worse has existed in sociocultural dialogues for some time, though the conversation does appear to be taking new shape – what do we need to do differently…or keep the same. Traditional treatments of Addiction involve some form of 12-step program, psychiatric (psychopharmacological) treatment,...