Wanderers Wonder
Discover my view of the world through my blog!
This is not a scientific blog, but merely a vision resulting from both my personal and professional experience – my travel to the heart of life.
I Want What’s Best For You
“There is no worse tyranny than wanting the good of others” Kant Parents. They want what’s best for their child. Always. The same goes for
Work hard, stress harder: the case of workplace harrassment – a testimonial (2)
“I wanted to record this because I was able to overcome moral harassment in the workplace and I would like to share my testimony hoping
Work Hard – Stress Harder: Psychosocial risk factors in the workplace (1)
Work has undoubtedly taken a specific stance in our society. Workers now look for a job they love that brings meaning to their lives, and
The Ugly Little Duck
I had finished editing this piece a week before the world shockingly woke up to Russians invading Ukraine.
Headlines everywhere wrote “ a new world order” as war spread in Europe. The modern world anxiously watched as premises of historical events unraveled before their eyes. Patients came to sessions with uncertainty hitting the roof, reassessing the world they’ve been living in. “How is this possible, in 2022? How can this still exist?”.
Dear Millennials, be careful out there
I was reading an article about millennial burn outs today. This is not really a recognized concept, but it does speak a lot to young adults crumbling under expectations of a better life, a better career and healthier food (going to the gym, doing yoga, earning more money, making a family, traveling, seeing the world, and fighting for world peace).
Rule #1: Protect the Child
Abandonment, pain, childhood insecurities… Working in child protection services can certainly get you to question your certainties regarding parenting. It might even get you to reconsider what we think are basics, and wonder why no class is ever given as to how to be a good parent or how to properly raise a child…
Behavior
Behavior is our clearest form of interaction with our environment. It is observable and specific, which is why psychologists in the early 19s committed to studying behavior exclusively, disregarding what was behind the mask of skin on our bodies.
Cognitions
“I am not enough”. “I have a hard time making friends”. “He doesn’t want to be with me”. “I love life”. “I don’t care about physics”. “An economic crisis is going to happen soon, I know it”.
Emotions
Feelings are at the core of any psychological endeavor, yet often looked down upon. The mere fact of having terms like “good” and “bad” to describe how we are feeling indicates how often we judge the things we are going through. But emotion is never good or bad: it is what we make of it.
Let’s talk about… Depression (part 2)
Cognitive behavioral psychotherapy is one of the most recommended treatment for depression. By understanding how depression functions, we were able to dress a panel of features to counter it, halt its progress and try to inverse its mechanisms.
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I Want What’s Best For You
“There is no worse tyranny than wanting the good of others” Kant Parents. They want what’s best for their child. Always. The same goes for
Work hard, stress harder: the case of workplace harrassment – a testimonial (2)
“I wanted to record this because I was able to overcome moral harassment in the workplace and I would like to share my testimony hoping
Work Hard – Stress Harder: Psychosocial risk factors in the workplace (1)
Work has undoubtedly taken a specific stance in our society. Workers now look for a job they love that brings meaning to their lives, and
The Ugly Little Duck
I had finished editing this piece a week before the world shockingly woke up to Russians invading Ukraine.
Headlines everywhere wrote “ a new world order” as war spread in Europe. The modern world anxiously watched as premises of historical events unraveled before their eyes. Patients came to sessions with uncertainty hitting the roof, reassessing the world they’ve been living in. “How is this possible, in 2022? How can this still exist?”.