
Why so many of us see our loved ones after they have died
2024年4月2日 · These experiences – which are more of an illusion than a hallucination – can be a healthy part of the grieving process. In the weeks after the neurologist Oliver Sacks died, his friend Jonathan Weiner saw Sacks standing on a crowded street in New York.
How the buildings you occupy might be affecting your brain
2024年9月2日 · is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge in the UK where she is an Ackman Scholar. Her work focuses on gender equity, and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the complex sociospatial and psychological impact of the built environment on wellbeing outcomes.
How to decide whether to take antidepressants | Psyche Guides
2022年2月2日 · Need to know. If you have been feeling sad for a prolonged period of time and you cannot shake it off – or perhaps you know someone in this situation – you or your friend or relative might have considered asking your family doctor for a prescription for antidepressants.
Your life is not a story: why narrative thinking holds you back
2024年10月17日 · Our stories help us make sense of a chaotic world, but they can be harmful and restrictive. There’s a liberating alternative. Narratives are everywhere, and the need to construct and share them is almost inescapable.
For Nietzsche, nihilism goes deeper than ‘life is pointless’ - Psyche
2023年4月5日 · For Friedrich Nietzsche, nihilism is a terrible psychological problem – a coping mechanism with deadly consequences. Friedrich Nietzsche’s well-known reputation as a philosophical provocateur is partly the result of his commitment to disabusing his readers of a variety of beliefs: their beliefs in a higher purpose, in an afterlife, in disinterested knowledge, in …
Psyche | on the human condition
Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.
Rather than fearing getting old, here’s how to embrace it
2024年4月10日 · is the author of Ageing Upwards: A Mindfulness-based Framework for the Longevity Revolution (2023). She holds an MSc in health, ageing and society, a BA (Honours) in psychology, and a MA in communication. She is the founder of Thriving Life in the Netherlands.
How to forgive (even if they’re unrepentant) | Psyche Guides
2024年11月13日 · Links & books. My book Practicing Forgiveness: A Path Toward Healing (2021) highlights the Forgiveness Reconciliation Model. The book is meant both for lay readers and for mental health professionals, and has applications across cultures. Robert D Enright’s book Forgiveness Is a Choice: A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope …
If you hear voices, here are some empowering ways to respond
2024年12月4日 · is a clinical psychologist and the director of research at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He is the co-author of the self-help guide Overcoming Distressing Voices (2nd ed, 2018) and the workbook An Introduction to Self-help for Distressing Voices (2018).
How to support someone with depression | Psyche Guides
2025年1月8日 · Key points – How to support someone with depression. Support matters. Millions of us will know someone who has depression at some point in our lives. Your support can help them feel less alone, provide some relief and create hope.