Shrinkrap – Psychology Blog

The Covid Haze

The Covid Haze is a fine dust that settles over everything, it hangs like smog in our collective psyche, draining our energy,

03 May

And…he’s back. “Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either,

21 Oct

The Harvey Weinstein debacle has left a seriously bad taste in my mouth. The words ‘vile’ and ‘venal’

17 Oct

Do any of you remember the ‘Secret Diary of Adrian Mole’? It first appeared in 1982 in the U.K- it’s the

13 Jul

I’m awake in the thin hours again. I dreamt that I was flying through a furious storm with a choir of wounded Angels.

08 Mar

And now? Now that the crushing tide of work has abated briefly, just long enough to take small sips of life again. Now

17 Dec

Today’s selection — from When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. In May 2013, at 36, Paul Kalanithi was

14 Oct

Being a rescuer of others in emotional distress is a popular gig. As children, many of us learnt that fulfilling this role

05 Oct

It’s been a tough couple of months. Love and I have had some fierce skirmishes. I’ve retreated from the field,

02 Oct

We’re not talking about the extreme, most paralysing, regions of despair – where external medical help is vital. Our target

30 Sep