Accompanying every act of creation is a sense of awe. It socks you in the stomach, leaving you feeling a little bit sick; or is that feeling perhaps excitement? Such was the state in which I left the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy (IAFP) Day Conference, Shadows, Projections and Embodied Roles on a Spring afternoon... Continue Reading →
The loom of origins: how your brain really works by Annie Pesskin
This post is about how our brain works as a prediction machine. Our predictions get set by our interpersonal environment and then govern our feelings from then on.
When should you be judgmental? by Annie Pesskin
Rather than be made anxious by a fact, we prefer to be comforted by a fiction. This post is about prejudice; how it works, why it endures and what you can do about it.
Pull Yourself Together: Or Why You Can’t. Unravelling mental myths by Annie Pesskin
How does therapy change your brain? This article explains...