The Therapy Journal
This is where psychotherapy steps out of the session and into conversation. From our defences that shape our daily lives to the emotions that drive our choices, these pieces explore the human mind through a psychodynamic lens.Whether clinical or cultural, every post asks the same question: what happens when we stop avoiding our feelings?Where therapy meets everyday life…
The Song That Saves You: What Johnny Cash Can Teach Us About Authenticity in Therapy
In Walk the Line, Sam Phillips tells a young Johnny Cash, “I don’t believe you.” The moment he stops performing and sings something real, he’s reborn. Therapy asks the same of us: to stop trying to sound right, and instead speak from where it truly hurts. Because only what’s real has the power to heal.
From Pain to Possibility: What Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral Teaches Us About Being Human
Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral is so much more than an industrial rock classic; it’s a brutally honest journey through the three great fears of humanity: the fear of our own feelings, our fear of closeness, and ultimately the fear of ourselves and our own shadow. Each track is a window into the defences we build, the critical voice that controls us, and the loneliness that follows. Yet, it still ends in possibility instead of despair. Therapy follows the same path: facing the spiral, not avoiding it, and finding hope in the very place we fear most, our pain.