I know that may sound pessimistic, but listen to me … "I hope this whole COVID-19 thing will go away soon so that we can resume normal life." "I hope this quarantine will be over soon!" "I hope that things will return as they used to be. “ Maybe you think or hope these things. But recently I've been thinking…
Where we are going now, we are surrounded by hand disinfectants. I have a bottle on my desk at work and use it several times a day. There is a donor when I enter my building and outside of the elevators. Every visit to the supermarket requires a generous dose before entering. It's everywhere and the smell too. Whenever I…
As I write this, I have one of these days. I'm so excited as if I have a tornado under my skin, but so exhausted that it took me five minutes to get my fingers to type words. I guess I'm not alone when it comes to feeling a lot of intense emotions lately, in a life in this highly…
Only about 1% of all musculoskeletal presentations in primary care are due to a serious pathology. Such pathologies include spinal infection, cauda equina, fracture, malignancy, and spondyloarthropathy. Despite the low incidence rates, these conditions should be regarded as differential diagnoses when people with back pain are present – especially when the patient does not react as expected or begins to…
April is the month of counseling awareness, and each year advisors strive to promote our profession by evaluating service delivery, promoting community, and increasing advocacy efforts. This year, consultants are facing an unprecedented challenge: promoting mental health in the transition to providing telemedicine sessions, modeling physical distance while closing cultural gaps in mental health, and connecting clients to services from…
"The difference between despair and hope is just another way of telling stories from the same facts." ~ Alain de Botton When I was told that the man I loved had an incurable disease, I instinctively reached for my diary. When I was asked to vacate my house in front of a Category 5 cyclone three weeks after his funeral,…
As is well known, the pioneer of family therapy, Virginia Satir, said: "If we can heal the family, we can heal the world." Satir believed that the family was the “factory” in which all people were made. She was one of the first to advocate an idea that is now widely recognized by consultants: a person's family of origin and…
"Life is what happens when you are busy making plans." ~ John Lennon When I was in my late twenties, I went on a trip to Scotland with my mother and brother. Although I was a little afraid to spend so much time with my family, I was also looking forward to the trip. When it finally arrived, I couldn't…
"When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less disturbing and less scary." ~ Fred Rogers If you are human on Earth right now, you are likely to feel the insecurity and fear of living in a pandemic. It's not something we've seen before in our lives, so every step is a new one, and the end…
“In the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. "~ Lau Tzu With social distancing measures in response to the new corona virus, many of us have a lot more time and are isolated at the same time. This can also mean that you feel more lonely than…