Writing from SFCT on emotional wellbeing, therapy, and mental health.
30 May 2022
Drawing on neuroscience research, this article reframes anxiety as a potentially useful, 'superchargeable' emotion and offers therapy-based and self-directed techniques for channeling it in a healthier way.
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24 May 2022
This article explains how unprocessed childhood memories stored in the subconscious mind keep triggering present-day reactions, and illustrates how Clinical Hypnotherapy can help access and resolve them through a real case study.
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25 April 2022
Despite growing social-media openness about mental health, this article examines why most young Indians still don't seek professional help — from financial dependence and stigma to misinformation — and proposes ways to move from awareness to acceptance.
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11 April 2022
This article argues that therapists themselves need therapy — for self-awareness, burnout prevention and personal support — and that a therapist's own therapy also helps de-stigmatize the practice for their clients.
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This article explains emotional dysregulation and offers a four-strategy framework — making space for emotions, identifying thoughts, reframing perspective, and practicing acceptance — for managing difficult emotions.
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This article explores why humans crave control, the stress and dissatisfaction it can cause, and offers practical steps — from discerning what you can't control to journaling and therapy — for letting go and enjoying life more.
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18 February 2022
This article explains what childhood trauma is, its common causes and signs it may still be affecting you as an adult, and outlines therapeutic approaches — including clinical hypnosis, EMDR and trauma-focused CBT — that can help heal it.
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Using Money Heist's Stockholm as a hook, this article explains what Stockholm Syndrome is, why victims can bond with their captors or abusers, its signs and PTSD-like symptoms, and how counseling, clinical hypnosis and psycho-education can support recovery.
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3 December 2021
This article surveys emotional and mental health challenges in children — their nature and nurture-based causes and warning signs — and outlines therapeutic interventions including art, music, dance/movement and play therapy that can help address them early.
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3 December 2021
Using the metaphor of a candle burned too low, this article discusses how the everyday grind can leave us emotionally drained and exhausted, and offers five interventions — from exercise to therapy — to help prevent burnout.
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4 October 2021
Drawing on how famous artists like Van Gogh and Munch used art to process their turmoil, this article explains what art therapy is, the mental health issues and benefits it addresses, and the many settings in which it can take place.
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20 September 2021
This article explains the role of universal emotions in daily life and introduces Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) — its core concepts, what it can help with, and its goals — as a way to better understand and regulate emotions.
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