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Depression

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.

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.

Body Image

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.

How to reconnect with your body and its vitality.

Empathy

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.

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.

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.

Anger

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Assertiveness

Would You Rather Be Useful or Be Yourself?

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on May 4, 2021

Have you ever felt compelled to do things that made you feel useful but far away from your real self?

Have you ever felt compelled to do things that made you feel useful but far away from your real self?

Resilience

Transformational Resilience

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on April 7, 2021

What is resilience? Can resiitlience damage us? Are there good and bad moments for resilience?

What is resilience? Can resiitlience damage us? Are there good and bad moments for resilience?

Anxiety

How to Make the Best Out of Anxiety

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on March 16, 2021

Feeling anxious isn't always bad. It can sometimes signal an opportunity for growth.

Feeling anxious isn't always bad. It can sometimes signal an opportunity for growth.

Anxiety

How to Apply Suspension

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on February 11, 2021

A practical guidance to apply suspension and reduce anxiety during this pandemic.

A practical guidance to apply suspension and reduce anxiety during this pandemic.

Anxiety

A Spiritual Exercise During the Pandemic to Avoid Anxiety

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on January 4, 2021

Practicing suspension can help with anxiety and frustration during the pandemic and moments of deep uncertainty.

Practicing suspension can help with anxiety and frustration during the pandemic and moments of deep uncertainty.

Relationships

Is It Right to Love Unconditionally?

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on December 4, 2020

What is unconditional love? Is it possible to love unconditionally in romantic relationships? Does unconditional love make us lazy human beings?

What is unconditional love? Is it possible to love unconditionally in romantic relationships? Does unconditional love make us lazy human beings?

Confidence

Your Scary Desires

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on November 2, 2020

Do you ever feel scared of what you desire?

Do you ever feel scared of what you desire?

Relationships

Love or Projections?

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on October 2, 2020

When love is giving what you don't have to someone who doesn't want it.

When love is giving what you don't have to someone who doesn't want it.

Anxiety

Solastalgia or Climatic Anxiety: What It Is and How to Cope

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on September 11, 2020

Wildfires, lockdown, isolation. Do you feel anxious? A few words on what is missing and how to cope with it.

Wildfires, lockdown, isolation. Do you feel anxious? A few words on what is missing and how to cope with it.

Alcoholism

Am I Allowed to Feel Pleasure?

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on August 24, 2020

How a serious commitment to pleasure can keep us sane during this pandemic

How a serious commitment to pleasure can keep us sane during this pandemic

Loneliness

"I Don’t Want to Burden Others With My Own Emotions"

Susi Ferrarello Ph.D. on August 3, 2020

Emotional sharing is so important for our well-being and psychological balance. Here's how you can find the courage to do it.

Emotional sharing is so important for our well-being and psychological balance. Here's how you can find the courage to do it.