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 complete sense…
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“In the therapy room” Amira, 2024 I ended my last blog entry (part 1) noting how the feeling of anger arouse in me as I was writing about the dynamic I share with my parent- well, this anger, whilst uncomfortable, has been incredibly useful. It’s been useful as a signal, and a motivator for change. So I shall begin this blog…
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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…
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“In the therapy room” Amira, 2024 As I sit and write this blog entry, I am experiencing an uncomfortable feeling. It’s hard to pinpoint what emotion I’m feeling, but it is not one that feels ‘good’- but feeling good is overrated. The other day in conversation about where I’d want to live, I shared that I wouldn’t want to live in a…
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“In the therapy room” Amira, 2024 I previously alluded to a pending blog post about advice, and well, here it is! There’s some prefacing to be made, so I’ll go ahead and do that first. So, advice—why not take it? Well, this is not meant as a protest against learning from others, but rather as a caution. When considering taking advice…
My internal world 