Category: Emotional Health

A new mental health issue in our super sensitive world: Easily Offended Syndrome Have you not met those people who get offended by all and anything you say? If not, have a look around and you will find those people easily. Angry husbands, nagging wives, high maintenance family members, or anxious friends are those individuals…

Mass shootings are occurring here and there. Once in a while, we see those painful images with the shocking news that someone has opened fire on random victims. These stories are being repeated too often while most attention goes to the immediate response to a chaotic situation. Innocent people lose their life because the offender…

There are hopes and dreams while the level of uncertainty and ambiguity is high in the Middle East. The oppressive forces inflict more pain, as much as they are capable of, in order to stay in their blood draining hunt for power. Ordinary people are hurting due to loss of jobs, bad economy, careless actions…

Our basic human rights are defined as the right to live, to grow, and to develop. Besides food and shelter we have the right to feel safe and secure. Our psychological health is the main part of our basic rights as a human beings. However this definition does not match our reality, our Iranian reality.…

I had the privilege of attending a two days training on the subject of Narrative Therapy with Dr Steven Madigan here in Vancouver. “The Craft of Narrative Therapy Questions” was an excellent opportunity for me to reconsider how I am listening to the stories that I hear each and every day. I came to think…