The parts of us that try to be good think we should be doing all of these things every day. It's not possible. #RelaxYourManagers Fun is good for the system too.
Political Mind in June:
▫️War…Psychoanalytic reflections on the conditions of the possibility of human destructiveness, David Bell
▫️Antisemitism & Magical Thinking, Renée Danziger
▫️I’m beyond caring. Pressure on frontline staff in the NHS, Marcus Evans
https://t.co/ztD9LDPYiP
THE HOPE, a film made by Susan Steinberg for the Freud Museums. The exhibition of artist Paul Coldwell forms the basis of this film, highlighting the positive impact of immigration on individuals & their new countries from Sigmund Freud to today
26th June
https://t.co/xgcc6OV59P
I became a psychotherapist because I so love the imagination. William Blake says: “The Imagination is not a State: it is the Human Existence itself” For me, psychotherapy is essentially an affair of images – of how we imagine and, more important, reimagine ourselves.~Vannoy Adams
It is difficult for many of us to believe in our goodness. We more easily take our worst fears and thoughts to be who we are. Some part of us knows that the frightened & damaged self is not who we are. Each of us needs to find our way to be whole & free. https://t.co/4cO3NJ6HxU
Why Your ‘Crazy’ is the Key to Your Psychological Freedom
You can't stop people pushing your buttons - but you can learn to deal better with it once they've been pushed. But we all have to go a bit crazy first.
https://t.co/Chgv09u18H
Anne NELSON makes a number of wise and important observations in the TLS including "...does the US economy exist to serve the people, or does the citizenry exist to serve the economy? The Covid-19 crisis has put this puzzle into especially stark relief." https://t.co/9IKgAhglBf
Here and now in the 21st century, with the help of what scientists have learned about the brain, we need to learn how to achieve peace of mind. This is crucial, since world peace can only be built by individuals who are at peace with themselves.
@emmyzen For those with high ACE scores (Adverse Childhood Events) this is very bad news - most of those 5 conditions will likely be broken by people who suffered trauma as children. Their suffering continues to be felt in body and mind.
@TrudyGoodman@JackKornfield Thank you so much for doing this. I'm just wondering - your live practice is at 11.30pm in London - any chance you might post the talk somewhere, so people can watch it after the event>
How should we talk to children about violence? Especially when they have been caught up in it? Prof Steven Marans, director of the Childhood Violent Trauma Center (who works with police and victims at the point of violent events) explains what to do https://t.co/BqADXpV170