by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
First, let me assure you that I’m not here to suggest that in the face of trauma, you force a smile in the mirror, grit your teeth and mutter “I am happy and fulfilled! I am calm and relaxed!” I don’t advocate for denial of reality or invalidating your own pain. Far...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Feelings are messengers, right? They bring information, you act rationally on it, they leave. Ideally. At our best, we can imagine those feelings gently knocking on the door. Hello? Yes, I’m Sadness. It’s okay to let me in, I brought tissues and chocolate. A bad thing...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Carl Jung is most commonly accredited with first identifying the child archetype, which he linked to what we learned and experienced in our earliest years. Our inner child, on a good day, is associated with our joy, playfulness, and creativity. Our inner child’s...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
It had been several months since I’d taken a day off, but my productivity was lower than ever. Every day I got up before sunrise and sat down at my computer with stubborn determination, knowing that I hadn’t done enough that week (or that month) to earn a day off....
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Imagine you’re on a long distance train. It’s hot and overcrowded, you’re in a hurry to get to an important appointment, and you’re already pushing it time-wise. The person across from you is talking loudly and obnoxiously into their phone, and a few seats down,...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
In discussions of mental health and getting by in ‘unprecedented times’, we often find ourselves talking about the ‘big’ feelings: grief, depression, anxiety, despair, and so on. But one less salient feeling has been prevalent and ongoing, wearing down our resilience...
