In this blog, I will explore ideas to use art and journaling as ways of dealing with grief.

Loss leaves a void. Grief is what surrounds that void of loss, and it consists of all the painful memories, images, various associations, thoughts, and feelings that we experience when we’re facing a loss.

Irony gives you more space. For one, it is more forgiving. An ironist knows that her view of the world is not an accurate representation of the world, but merely her construction.

Our body is the ultimate medium for our unconscious mind. Its wide palette of symbols is a great tool to express anything that we can’t adequately put into words, sometimes because it’s very important not to, other times simply because language isn’t enough.

We live in an age where anxiety disorder pose a serious mental health and even a public health problem. Too much anxiety is a problem, but anxiety itself isn’t. Here’s why.

Acceptance is a radical but often a misunderstood concept. When I talk about acceptance, my clients often hear “give up”. In fact, acceptance is the necessary pre-condition for change. One way to look at acceptance is to see it as radical honesty.

Constructivism has a very particular relationship to emotions, different than any other type of psychology. Here’s how the constructivist understanding of our emotional lives can help us grow.