On attitudes and activities relating to purpose and meaning
To all therapists who did not recognize the childhood abuse survivor that was sitting in front of you. Do you have children of your own? Do you regularly drag them by the hair or ears…
Three weeks ago, I called the hospital. I talked to a complaints officer and shared with him what had happened to me. He was a little bit skeptical I think about what I had to…
I have severe myopia. Before I got sick in 2018, I always wore contact lenses. Over time, I was prescribed stronger and stronger lenses. Going ever further back in time: When I was four, I…
Mark Craber and myself (Diana Koenraadt) have suffered complications of surgical clips / sterilization clips. In this podcast we share our stories. Struggling with your health? Anxiety and depression came up since you had surgery?…
In my teens, Elisa’s parents once invited me and Gisele on holiday with them. I remember being restless on the drive there. Vocal. Loud. I insisted on mimicking a Pokemon over and over. Elisa’s father,…
I’m kind of concerned about the rising number of unscientific posts in some Facebook groups. Let’s be clear: I’m not here to tell you you’re not sick from something. I won’t tell you your hormones…
Hiraeth is a Welsh concept of longing for a home which you can’t return to or one that was never yours. not necessarily a house, but a homely feeling such as love. It can be loosely…
Now that I’ve started the second leg of my process, I am uncovering more. Childhood has its effects long after it is over. This holds true for every single human on the planet, not just…
Yesterday, Joep was cranky. Nothing on the computer was working. He got progressively more upset. This is a trigger for me. We both know this and deal with it when it happens. This time, I…
Did you know that not all research is equally trustworthy? For example, the Filshie sterilization clips are touted to be 99,76% reliable (2-3 pregnancies in 1000). But actually.. the research that is supposed to back…