About the Problem of Punishment: David Boonin is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of several other books including A Defense of Abortion and Thomas Hobbes and the Sciences of Moral Virtue. He works on examining the problem with a system that rewards punishment, particularly through dissecting the morality between state interference and human capital.[...]
The core aspects of developing a therapeutic alliance with your psychologist or therapist involves a set of factors developed by Carl Rogers. Carl Rogers is the father of person-centered psychotherapy, a therapy that focuses on accepting people as unique and diverse individuals. It focuses on core principles that makes a therapist effective in person-centered psychotherapy. Rogers s[...]
Being a highly sensitive person can have serious ups and downs. Don't believe me? Just read this excerpt from an interview with Thrive Global on Surviving and Thriving as a sensitive person with training LPCC Paige Swanson. What are the “myths” that you would like to dispel about being a Highly Sensitive Person? Can you explain what you mean? Highly Sensitive People Need to Detach their Emotions I[...]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mind/ body illness diagnosed in individuals who have experienced a life-altering event. It is seen worldwide in populations who have experienced sexual, physiological and emotional trauma pertaining to near-death experiences (military combat, refugees, physical and sexual assault and natural disasters). PTSD and depression can be structured into the following sympt[...]
“Let people be where they need to be.” The Neuroscience of Love Toxic relationships, codependency and breakups can be some of the most emotionally unraveling experiences that people go through. Many times the attachment fears and the countertransference that is triggered through the process of letting go of an unhealthy attachment can feel literally ‘heart-breaking.’ During the onslaught of a[...]
Do you have a popularity complex? If you have an underdeveloped sense of identity and a need for power the answer could be yes.
[vc_row] Is Sharp Objects This Years Feminist Manifesto? [vc_column][vc_column_text] Never in a short film or television series has a director so poignantly illustrated the power dynamics that impact females well-being, psychological sense of safety and fundamental identity than what was done by director Jean-Marc Vallée in Sharp Objects. Amma from Sharp Objects Originally adapted from Gilli[...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Atelier de Lesfressange (Series XXIII) Featured Image Queen Elizabeth the I (The Virgin Queen), was a Queen who was known for her policy, loyalty to her country and her courage while in power for nearly over 4 decades in England during the 15th century. What we know about Queen Elizabeth and her mother Anne Boleyn is that power for women is fragile. The First Fem[...]
Feminist thought and women's empowerment should always include the reclamation of motherhood. Our bodies, our choice.