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With a Doctorate in Psychology and an international background, my work combines research, teaching, facilitation and counseling.
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Living a meaningful life
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What does it mean to live a meaningful life? We all desire happiness, but what we don’t realize when we talk about happiness is that happiness itself is a temporary emotion. It feels very pleasant and light, but because it is an emotion is more an indicator for where we stand relative to something…
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Self-image and the danger of social comparisons
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Our self-image is the mental representation one has of their abilities, behaviors, appearance, personality, and values and one important way of constructing it is by using social comparisons. We look at others, and we compare ourselves with them! We do so to have an external standard against which to judge our abilities and opinions.…
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Loneliness
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One of the big bogeymen of our human existence is feeling lonely or alone. When we are born, we need our caregivers to provide, protect, and nourish us. Without them, we don’t stand a chance of surviving and thriving in the world. We need food, love, shelter, soothing, and connection. They teach us how…
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Shame & Guilt
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Emotions are one of the most salient parts of our human existence. They are frequent and intense most of the time. They feel pleasant like joy and happiness or unpleasant like shame and guilt. We employ many strategies as well, to deal with the frequency and intensity of our emotions: distractions, suppression, reappraisal of…