Lying on the Philosopher's Couch

Happiness

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on November 1, 2023

“I want you to be happy” is an expression loaded with pressure. We deserve love if we are happy. How can we make this expression less emotionally charged?

Empathy

The Paradox of Empathy

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on August 1, 2023

Why is it so difficult to find empathy when we need it? How we can find empathetic understanding?

Relationships

Is It Love or Obsession?

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on April 29, 2023

What's the difference between love and obsession? What can one do when feeling miserable about obsessive thoughts?

Trauma

The Paradox of Exclusion

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on February 27, 2023

People who feel abandoned by their loved ones may cut themselves off from their own feelings as a form of self-protection. Yet self-exclusion is not a viable solution.

Philosophy

Do You Ever Feel Like a Stranger to Your Body?

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on December 15, 2022

How to reconnect with your body and its vitality.

Philosophy

Being Rational Versus Being Reasonable

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on October 4, 2022

Being right is not always the same as being rational. Emotions also count when it comes to articulating our reasons.

Forgiveness

Time to Forgive

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on July 11, 2022

If we are not capable of forgiving the past and assigning meaning to it, the future will remain just a hope. We will keep standing in the way of our dreams.

Ethics and Morality

Is There a Place Where We Can Be Evil?

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on April 12, 2022

What do you do with your bad thoughts and evil instincts? Can you live a life in which you are exclusively a good person?

Media

Being Present

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on January 11, 2022

How can you be present to yourself despite technology? Emails, social media, videos allow us to be everywhere at once but where are we really?

Moral Injury

Morally Injured

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on November 4, 2021

What do you do when you feel exhausted at work from giving 100 percent for something you don't believe in?

Sex

Do You Want To Become a Vampire?

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on October 7, 2021

Your body is going to expand in a trans-human way in the next few years. Are you ready?

Relationships

The Price of Love

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on August 6, 2021

How do we handle love when its price is too high? How do we choose to make the right choice toward ourselves and others when love becomes too difficult?