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"Adolescence", the wake-up call no adult should miss
Adolescence, The 4 episodes Netflix series Writing a review of the Netflix series "Adolescence" seems like an insurmountable challenge....

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Mar 186 min read
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When Parental love is Conditional
The wide Western wold expectation on Parents nowadays is to love their children UN-conditionally. We hear it often: Unconditional love....

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Dec 6, 20244 min read
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Parents, say no to smartphones for your teens. YES! to wait
In 2018, a research led by Anderson and Jiang estimated that 45% of teenagers use their smartphone near-constantly. This was 5 years ago,...

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May 17, 20239 min read
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Physical? Mental? We have ONE health
"Once you start approaching your body with curiosity rather than with fear, everything shifts." Bessel van der Kolk I remember that a few...

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Oct 10, 20228 min read
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The Perfectionism/Procastination/ Paralysis/ Imposter Loop
How familiar does the following scenario sound to to you? Let's take Lisa, a self-employed London based professional who often creates...

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Mar 7, 20224 min read
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Pieces of a Trauma
I will not attempt to deny it in any way. This last year has been rough for most of us. Lately, to escape from the grim news and to...

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Jan 16, 20217 min read
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Emotional responses to the Pandemic. Where are we?
There is something that I definitely noticed in my practice in the last weeks. Several new patients who very recently decided to start...

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Jul 9, 20205 min read
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The rawness of Love. A "Normal People"review.
For us in the United Kingdom, it will probably be remembered as THE serie of the lockdown. I am referring to Normal People, the BBC/Hulu...

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May 9, 20205 min read
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The Limbo of Coronavirus. Why it is so hard to be creative
Let me begin with a question. What stage of the Coronavirus lockdown are you in? Or should I say “time zone”? As you know, here in the...

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Mar 30, 20203 min read
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Marriage Story. A Tale of Attachment, Love..and Divorce
Marriage Story is definitely a story of a marriage, but quite an atypical one. It only narrates one stage of the marriage..

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Dec 16, 20196 min read
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The coexistence of Hope and Hopelessness. What Orange is the New Black teaches us
Orange is the New Black (OITNB) has probably been my favourite tv serie of the last few years, it has now come to an end and its absence...

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Sep 20, 20196 min read
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Daydreaming with "Once Upon a Time.. in Hollywood"
"Once Upon a time.. in Hollywood" is a fairy tale. It is a 161 minutes long dream experience. It is the unique light of Los Angeles and...

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Sep 12, 20194 min read
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Loneliness in London (and other big cities). How to connect again
“The purpose of loneliness is like the purpose of hunger. Hunger takes care of your physical body. Loneliness takes care of your social...

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May 28, 20199 min read
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The Duchess of Cambridge and the Wonders of the Attachment Theory
It is fair to say that psychology and psychotherapy’s courses, trainings and events are rarely “trendy”, they never really make the news....

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Mar 18, 20196 min read
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“After Life.” Ricky Gervais’ unexpectedly hopeful portrayal of Grief and Depression
A Psychotherapist’s TV serie review I have to confess I have a biased soft spot for Ricky Gervais. Undeniably, his humor and his...

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Mar 12, 20195 min read
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The "Baby Fog". Thinking of new parents
A baby is a miracle. It is one of the greatest privileges human beings may have: giving life, witnessing this miracle blossoming day by...

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Mar 12, 20192 min read
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“The Meyerowitz stories”. Or the Story of Families
Every day I am increasingly stunned by how movies and tv series give me so much food for my thoughts as therapist. Although I do not even...

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Mar 12, 20193 min read
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“A Little Life”. On Trauma, Emotions and Words.
Happy New Year! January is not necessarily my favourite month. Like many others, I find it a bit hard to resume energy after the...

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Mar 12, 20193 min read
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“Get some fresh air”. The benefits on brain and mind
You have heard it many times from parents, friends, colleagues. Whenever you go through a challenging time, a heartbreak, an exam, a...

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Mar 12, 20193 min read
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Emotions: What to do with them?!
As a beginner Psychology student, I assumed that emotions being a key element of human experience most of the undergraduate degree...

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Mar 12, 20194 min read
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