As humans, we all possess our own sense of eroticism, whether we embrace it or not. In a time when cognitive thinking is perceived as the only path, suppressing certain emotions and sensations leads us to suppress our erotic nature as well.Remember,
Read MoreIt is quite common to feel like we’re running late for something in life. In the midst of all this speed, we often create unnecessary stress for ourselves, feeling like there’s always some place we can’t quite reach in time. Alongsi
Read MoreThere is an increasingly prevalent, uniform perception of love lately.As spiritual awareness rises and we invest more in ourselves, we simultaneously idealize this process and create lists of things we *should* be doing. In my previous writing, &ldqu
Read MoreWe all feel a sense of inertia and stillness in the winter. Nature's sleep creates a similar desire for sleep within us—the leaves have gone, the trees stand bare. Our sweet melancholies… getting used to the cold, longing for the sun, an
Read More“When bodies couldn’t connect with moral commandments, bodies lived according to reality.” This quote, from Alice Miller’s book *The Body Never Lies*, deeply resonated with me when I first read it because, as a child and
Read MoreIn the modern world, we’ve started using the term “trauma” much more frequently, and most of us now understand that we are largely made up of unconscious reactions.Especially in societies where sexuality is taboo, the occurrence of
Read MoreJealousy is an emotional state that everyone can experience in certain situations. It can manifest in different forms and ways, depending on each person's personal story and nature.It’s often said that jealousy is not innate but learned. While
Read MoreNowadays, many of us have experienced sexual trauma. Growing up in a society where sexuality is taboo and forbidden, even if we haven’t been directly assaulted, we may have been wounded by the attitudes of our families or our environment. In fa
Read MoreYears ago, I read Dörthe Binkert’s *Melancholy is a Woman*. The book pushes us to contemplate valuable boundaries, such as those between depression and melancholy. “The fact that medicine and psychiatry generally do not distinguish b
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