Psychology Today posted an interesting article on human touch (1). The article considers 'Eight reasons why we need human touch more than ever' using a 200 year old discovery of a boy who had deprived of human touch and consequently had 'retarded his social and developmental capacities'. The 8 reasons cover decreased violence, greater trust between individuals, economic gain, … [Read more...]
Spring clean your mind
I turn my head in all directions and all I can see is paperwork. How and when did I decide to tackle the huge stack of my entire collection (or should that be hoard?) of psychotherapy course notes, handouts, essays and presentations? And at what moment of madness did I give up a beautiful spring day to bury myself in paper, folders, labels and little clear plastic … [Read more...]