A collection of thoughts, writings about therapy and other things I'm interested in. Please read, share and leave a comment.
Gianni Vattimo passed away recently (on 19/09/23) so I'm writing this to remember him and all the...Some ideas to keep our head above the water in this late-stage capitalistic economy. I...Was Brexit a mistake? Of course it was! ● One of the main points for brexiteers was that the UK...[This article is adapted from an essay I wrote for the University of Roehampton] To critically...[This is part of an essay I wrote for a master degree in Psychology at the University of...The Humanistic approach is rooted in the so-called ‘third force’ of psychotherapy. After...What is really stopping us from rethinking our economic system? We are currently experiencing the...Sometimes we can think we made the wrong decisions in the past, and that it is too late to change...Reading this book 11 years after its initial publication I realised how much of it has been...I was recommended to read ‘Bad Science’ by Ben Goldacre, in preparation for further studies,...Do you ever feel that there’s something wrong even when everything is fine? Somehow it feels...There is a fine line between anxiety and excitement. On a physiological level the two emotions...I’ve been waiting a long time to go back to see clients face-to-face. Although I didn’t...Often when we stand in front of life choices we feel uncertain and ask others what they think is...What is LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy? LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy is when the therapist holds...(I need to give credit to an interesting talk I followed, by Dr. Will Devlin) The etymology of...BIOGRAPHY - Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) Abraham Harold Maslow was born on 1st April 1908 in...The first website which we can call a social media website, was created in 1997 (a platform...Ogni persona funziona a modo suo, si sa, e ci sono quattro principali ‘metodi’ di approcciare il...Prendersi cura La parola italiana ‘meditare’ ha un’etimologia interessante. Deriva dal latino...More PostsAcademic essays
A small sample of my academic writing for the MSc Psychology at Roehampton
- Prejudice and discrimination are the result of individual’s and group’s sense of identity
This yr 2 essay explores Rishi Sunak's transphobic declarations from September 2023, using the lens of social psychology. DOWNLOAD PDF HERE
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