Supriya Chaubey·Jul 2Do we really know ourselves as well as we think we do?Some experiences in life are so overwhelming, so threatening to our sense of safety, that the mind refuses to let us face them in their raw…
Shammi Bappert·Jun 15You Are Not My FriendWhat my four-year-old said on our hardest day. And what she actually meant.A response icon1
Alec Wells·Aug 31, 2025Living with Our Defences. Integration and Moving ForwardOver the course of this series, we have explored the major defence mechanisms first outlined by Freud and later refined by Anna Freud. We…
Alec Wells·Aug 29, 2025Humour. Lightness as a Shield and a BridgeIn the last article, I explored suppression and repression, the ways in which the mind sets aside or buries uncomfortable material. Now we…
Alec Wells·Aug 27, 2025Suppression and Repression. Choosing to Pause or Choosing Not to See?In the last article, I explored sublimation, the defence mechanism that transforms difficult impulses into creative or constructive…
