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Therapy, Personality and Chaos Theory
When therapists try to explain or fix psychological problems, a little humility is in order.
The Perils of Positive Feedback
3 minute read Most of us love positive feedback. And by and large, there should be much more of it going around: hearing that we’re...
The Agony Of Using Dating Apps
Lots of people on dating apps behave badly. Here’s why.
Keeping Up Appearances
Many of us pretend to be doing fine when we’re actually feeling awful. Keeping up appearances has a terrible cost.
Defeating Procrastination
Sometimes all we need are some simple life hacks to help us overcome procrastination.
The Trouble With Specialists
If you’ve got a medical problem, definitely go see a specialist. For a psychological problem, not so much.
Magic and the Practice of Psychotherapy
Sometimes, psychotherapy can change a person’s life so much that it seems more like magic than anything else.
Ossan’s Love and Hong Kong’s Revolution
It’s very hard to be gay in a conservative society like Hong Kong. A new TV drama is starting to change things.
The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
If you’ve got a medical problem, definitely go see a specialist. For a psychological problem, not so much.
Judge, Jury and Executioner: The Pitfalls of Couples Counselling
Couples therapists too often buy into the narrative our clients offer to explain their troubles. When that happens, therapy doesn’t end well
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