mental health

Navigating the trauma of everyday life

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The excess of information that keeps us informed can also make us anxious and distressed. Jessica Fayer, a psychologist who specializes in politics and mental health, explains how to navigate the trauma of everyday life.

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SAD: using poetry as medicine

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Medicine has an anesthetic relationship with pain – it wants to rid the patient of it. Poetry’s relationship is aesthetic – it wants pain to speak.

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The art of assertiveness

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Assertiveness. It’s a word that is so in vogue lately but, paradoxically, with so little actual practical application. Being assertive means much more than just saying the right thing at the most appropriate time. To be assertive is also to know to keep quiet when necessary. Or to refrain from engaging in fights that do

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Pivoting Toward Wholeness

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Creative writer Maggy shares her technique to improve your everyday life: pivoting. Find out how you can benefit from this tool that can help you out on daily basis.

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Introducing Romy Arndt, grief companion, recently moved to Leipzig

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Read our in-depth interview with grief companion Romy Arndt to find out about this pertinent profession for our times and her unique perspective on the on-going corona virus crisis.

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Stress: When does it turn into an illness?

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When people are no longer able to identify that they are stressed, and consider it part of who they are, the idea of seeking help to make changes to improve emotional and physical well-being may not be considered - leading to more serious health problems.

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