PinnedStillpoint SpacesBusyness is back: did we learn nothing from lockdown?The return to “normal” life in the UK following seemingly endless months of lockdown is welcome, to say the least. Being able to see…Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
PinnedStillpoint SpacesThe changing face of Community after more than a year of confinementEven as covid restrictions have eased in much of the Western world, many of us are finding it more and more difficult to see those who once…Jul 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021
Stillpoint SpacesThe Problem of Victimhood: Victim-Blaming is Clearly Wrong, but is there Something Equally…It seems that the tide is finally turning on “victim blaming”. In recent years we’ve thankfully seen a strong and public pushing back on…Dec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021
Stillpoint SpacesThe Myth of the Therapist as a Blank Screen: Normativity Masquerading as NeutralityLet’s put it succinctly: when the idea of therapist as a “blank screen” was invented, therapy was being practised for the most part by…Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021
Stillpoint SpacesBecoming a Better Listener: a 7-day ChallengeI went for dinner recently with one of my best friends. She’s a ray of sunshine and I love spending time with her. She is, however, such a…Nov 9, 2021Nov 9, 2021
Stillpoint SpacesBeing “Neither from Here, Nor from There” and Other Dialectical Tensions in the Immigrant’s MindBy María Verónica Laguna, LCSWOct 25, 2021Oct 25, 2021
Stillpoint SpacesOpen Relationships: the Way Forward?In recent years, conversations about open relationships have become more commonplace. More than a quarter of adults in the US report that…Oct 12, 20211Oct 12, 20211
Stillpoint SpacesRe-finding My Focus… How to Concentrate in a Distracted WorldAs a school kid in the early noughties, I was bright and focussed. I worked hard and did well, usually finishing top of my class or…Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
Stillpoint SpacesFeeling Nostalgic?This past year, I’ve found myself indulging in nostalgia, something I’ve never really done before. Throughout the lockdowns, I watched…Aug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021
Stillpoint SpacesWho the f**k let Jeff Bezos go to space?Over the past month, we’ve seen not one, but two billionaires (you’re not off the hook either Branson) take a joy ride in space. Bezos paid…Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021