I am a first-generation Punjabi woman who divorced after a decade’s long marriage. Gasps of shock and horror reverberate in my head!! For my generation it is a taboo and unspoken subject that even now, after working on my feelings of shame, invoke those gasps and my...
Inspired by To Have or to Be by Erich Fromm We may wonder if our partner really loves us, but an equally meaningful inquiry is: Does our partner feel loved by us? It’s a tricky one because the answer may be that we don’t know. So, a part of this writing is to...
Author: Dr. Esther Cole The Pull Out Method is not a means of contraception – that is a myth – I think it’s like rolling the dice. All adults and young people globally need ‘pulling out’ removed from their sex education curriculum, and it needs removing from the...
‘Artwork by unknown artist, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, September 2021. Power naps are my thing. But I am as conditioned by capitalism and its demands to produce as much as anyone, so it’s been something of a guilty pleasure. Until...
Having chosen a title that I feel some may find controversial and may raise curiosity amongst others, there is some pressure in delivering this. I have arrived at this premise from having published and offered talks and workshops on the traumas of racism. I am now...
We Place Everything in the Unspoken: The Therapy Experiences of Black Gay Men A doctorate research paper by Ben Amponsah (Glasgow Caledonian University) Therapy should be a space for healing, self-exploration, and growth. However, for Black, gay men (BGM), this space...
KEY POINTS Choosing a therapist is difficult Things to consider are how well matched you are, and whether they use the right techniques for you Do your goals, personalities and expectations align? Therapists more similar to us tend to work better for us, but this...
Third culture kids (TCK), a term coined by Dr Ruth Hill Useem, a sociologist in the 1960’s, are those who were raised in a culture other than their parents’ or the culture of their country of nationality. They have the sometimes difficult task of reconciling both...
Author: Zeha Tembo I was a stubborn teenager, fact. I remain what I prefer to describe as a strong-willed adult with firm opinions, take that as you may. Whenever I shrugged my shoulders (which was often) – my way as a young person of saying, ‘how hard can it...
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