Struggling with unwanted intrusive thoughts can really make life difficult to bear. The nature of these kinds of thoughts is that they are incredibly distressing. Having unwanted intrusive thoughts can lead you to doubt yourself, your sanity, your morality, your safety, or the safety of those you love.
Everything you know about obesity is wrong — article review
This article, published by the Huffington Post in September 2018, is an excellent and poignant description of the incredible stigma people considered to be overweight struggle with in our fat-shaming society. I see many implications for counselling here…
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions
I appreciate this book because Hari is telling his own story of realization as an insider whom has relied on medication and psychiatrists for much of his life. He brings a journalist's research skills and writing, which he then marries with the vulnerability of a person struggling with depression and trying to understand his struggles with…