Therapeutic Presence
Emotional Eating and New Year’s resolutions
One common New Year’s Resolution is to to lose weight or change something in your body shape in a definite way. Humans are like the Earth – we have cycles, we need cycles. And, we need markers to timing those cycles. So, celebrating the beginning of a new year is a very important marker that…
Adolescents, youth and parents’ mental health during the pandemic
It is great that WHO and many countries are finally doing surveys and presenting data on mental health during the covid-19 pandemic. Canada is one of those countries and has a history of accompanying its population’s mental health through regular surveys for the past 40 years. In general, they show that moderate to severe anxiety,…
My way to DBT: why Dialectical Behavior Therapy goes so well with Feminist Psychology
Recently, I read Dr. Marsha Linehan’s autobiography, in which she tells how her personal journey led to the creation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (BDT) as an effective treatment for a variety of conditions including chronic suicidal behaviours. I loved the book and strongly recommend it to mental health professionals and clients. Reading it I had…
Aceitação Radical em tempos de pandemia
Aceitação Radical é uma habilidade emocional aprendida na Terapia Comportamental Dialética mas também é um princípio importante no zen budismo e em práticas meditativas. Significa se conectar com a realidade presente sem pretender controlá-la, mas com a intenção de aceitá-la apenas como é. Porém, do contrário que muita gente imagina antes de entrar em contato…
O que é a personalidade borderline, quais são seus riscos e potencialidades
O Transtorno de Personalidade Borderline (TPB), assim como todo transtorno de personalidade, pode ser melhor compreendido por uma explicação biossocial, que inclui fatores genéticos e sociais do desenvolvimento psicológico. Podemos dizer que o TPB é uma evolução patológica de um perfil de personalidade que inclui maior sensibilidade emocional e maior vulnerabilidade à traumas psicológicos ao…
The emotional-support animals of our everyday lives
For the purpose of comprehension, in this text, I’m calling animals the non-human ones. Also, I am not using emotional-support animals as the term designated by law and regulations. I find this expression interesting if regarded in a broader sense since researches have shown how bonding among humans and animals presents a strong emotional aspect,…
Maladies chroniques et santé mentale au cours de l’année pandémique
Cette année a été particulièrement difficile pour les personnes atteintes de maladies chroniques. Ce sont des maladies qui ne représentent pas un risque immédiat pour la vie, mais qui entraînent des dommages importants dans la vie quotidienne et peuvent entraîner la mort à moyen et long terme. Je fais référence, par exemple, aux maladies auto-immunes et aux…
Chronic illnesses and mental health during the pandemic year
This year has been especially difficult for those with chronic illnesses. These are diseases that do not represent an immediate risk to life, but bring significant damage to everyday life and can lead to death in the medium and long term. I am referring, for example, to autoimmune diseases and chronic mental health disorders -…
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Carol Pombo 