How labels are used in an effort to elevate and demean, to affirm and disaffirm Being
Category: relationships
Boundaries Part 2: your values and rules of engagement
The importance of forming good boundaries in helping us protect ourselves from hurt and abuse
Personal Authenticity Part 5: genuine relationship
“A human being becomes whole not in virtue of a relation [only] to himself but rather in virtue of an authentic relation to another human being” Martin Buber One of the significant benefits of making a commitment to living more authentically, is the opportunity we give ourselves and others we encounter to engage in genuine…
Boundaries Part 1: ways we abuse one another
The importance of forming effective boundaries in helping us protect ourselves against hurt and abuse
Narcissistic Abuse Part 1: heart of darkness
This post is not intended as a guide for diagnosing or labelling individuals, but instead highlights the detrimental effects narcissistic individuals (including sociopathic, psychopathic and other exploitative personalities) can have upon us. Being able to recognise some of these effects can help us protect ourselves and seek effective help in recovering from the toxic relationships…
Mental distress: a sane response to an insane world
R.D. Laing Renowned Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing once said “madness is a sane response to an insane world”. We live in a world that promotes ideas of normality and abnormality and many of us can spend years trying to figure out which category we fall into, adjusting our words, thoughts and behaviours in accordance with…
