Reflections, thoughts and insights of being a therapist in the city of light and love.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the gift of forgiveness and the freedom and lightness we feel from letting go of anger and revenge towards others. Today I would like to focus on something a lot of patients have an equally hard doing, and that is being able to forgive themselves. Actually I …
Being a joy seeker is a full-time job of sorts, but the rewards will fall on you! True from time to time, joy just might alight upon your lap, but in general it is best to cultivate creating and seeking that which brings you joy! I often tell patients to ask themselves in the morning …
Today, one can read a lot about finding your purpose in life and that is all well and good. But the core value or prima materia that actually should make up your “purpose” must come from your inner vision . A vision constitutes your deepest image of yourself as how you envision or dream about being …
Paris is deliciously easy to walk around. Like a candy store of delights , there is always something that is intriguing beautiful and titillating to the eyes. Every season has its gifts to offer here, even the approaching grey cold winter months, where the sun barely seems to peek through the thick silver clouds. My …
It was about 3:30 am in the morning when I awakened, as I often do these days. My pillow affords me seeing, even without lifting my head, the golden and blue lights of the city in the distance. This morning though it was strikingly different as a very low cloud had nestled over the rooftops …
Having your heart broken is more than just emotional, but a real syndrome that can cause cardiac symptoms. We see this happening in some grieving the loss of a beloved one in death or the loss of a relationship. It is certainly one of the most painful events that can happen to a human being. …
Another mental disorder that is not that well-known, nor talked about, yet creates tremendous distress is body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD. From the Greek words dys (disturbance) and morph(shape). There is also a sub type called muscle dysmorphia, relating to obsessive fears concerns to one’s musculature. About 1 to 2 % of the general population …
Anger might be one of the most ordinary of human emotions, and practically impossible to avoid, but uncontrolled and or prolonged, it will destroy. People kill in anger , maim in anger and cause massive destruction and countless of scars in the hearts of others. Anger is a violence of thought, words and deeds that …
There are times in our life when we are shattered by a crisis unforeseen. It could be a betrayal, or loss of a job or an abrupt rupture of a relationship. Sometimes things happen out of the blue without any warning and we find ourselves torn into emotional shreds. Our initial reaction can be scattered …
Can you remember a time in your life when you did not know how you where going to make it or even if you were going to make it? I know I have on several occasions . I think most of us have lived through several of them, and have survived despite our worst fears. Getting through …
This past weekend was the annual gay pride parade which I have always loved going to. The incredible colors, the outlandish costumes, the very bare skins, the brazen frivolities of gay youth, all mixed with the ubiquitous base driven beat drumming in your ears. A time when being non gay makes you feel left out, …
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Today, the 21 of June, is one my favorite moments and cosmic celebrations. The sun is in the highest point in the sky and therefore gives forth the longest day of the year. Unfortunately as I write this, the sky over Paris is dark with rivers of rains and thunder giving way to lightning. Earlier …