Welcome to my internal world!
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“In the therapy room” Amira, 2024 I am currently sitting in a coffee shop, and I’ve been struck by a familiar feeling of awe for the life I get to live. It arrives often, this feeling, and today I felt called to write from within it. From the smallest acknowledgments of gratitude to the larger moments of meaningful coincidence (what Jung…
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“In the therapy room” Amira, 2024 I’ve recently become increasingly aware of how different everyone’s experience of life is. What stirred this reflection was hearing two accounts of the same event from two friends I know well. I understand their contexts – as much as I can, given I also live within my own – and each shared perspectives that made…
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“In the therapy room” Amira, 2024 I’ve long considered writing a blog entry about the difficulties of having a relationship with a parent who can be emotionally volatile, or struggles with emotional dysregulation. Many times, I’ve been persuaded against it- usually in my deepest moments of compassion for said parent (also as a result of an enmeshed dynamic). I’ve feared making…
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“In the therapy room” Amira, 2024 Between my canvas and paintbrush is a magical space. I don’t experience time; I’m not ‘in’ my mind or ‘in’ my body; I’m in another realm. I would liken this space to Winnicott’s transitional space. Donald Winnicott introduced the concept of ‘transitional space’ in his broader theory of child development. The transitional space is a…
My internal world 