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Recently I watched The Century of the Self, a 2002 BBC documentary.
It is a documentary that dives into how psychoanalysis, advertising, and politics joined forces to shape the way we think, shop, and even vote. It’s an interesting story about desires, control, and the unconscious forces that quietly navigates our lives.
You can watch it on archive.org for free. As usual, in this blogpost I’ll share my thoughts.
Continue reading “The Century of the Self overview”We watched this movie with my family last year, and recently our kids convinced us to re-watch it.
The tale of the Monkey King is a story of struggle, growth, and self-discovery. It’s about identity, ambition, and the boundaries we set upon ourselves but also those set by the universe.
Continue reading “The Monkey King (2023) overview”Recently I read In and Out the Garbage Pail. It’s an unconventional autobiography by Fritz Perls (the father of Gestalt therapy) where he takes the reader on a raw, stream-of-consciousness journey through his life and the development of Gestalt therapy. The book is both a story about his personal growth and a space for him to share his ideas. It is like a mix of a self-therapy session and a memoir – a real hodgepodge. 🙂
Continue reading “In and Out The Garbage Pail overview”While buying some groceries during this weekend, I noticed this book and as I quickly skimmed through it, I knew it was worth buying it.
In this blog post, I’ll include parts of the book that I found relatable.
Continue reading “Stillness Speaks overview”Today, I attended a workshop event at the Humans of Gestalt conference, called Just Another Human Being (the metamorphosis of the psychotherapist).
I’d done some “self-gestalt” exercises in the past, but this experience actually involved real people, so it was new.
In this blog post, I will share my experience attending the event.
Continue reading “From Observer to Participant: My first Gestalt Conference Experience”
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