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Give Sorrow Words
How Language Makes the Unbearable Knowable and Therefore Bearable
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The Song of the Reed — بیتِ نی
Rumi on the Aches of Distance Between the Lover and the Beloved
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We Need to be Seen, But We Don’t Want Them to Look
Why We Are Terrified of Exposure, But Cannot Bear Invisibility: The Psychology of the 'Real' & 'False' Self
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'happiness' is a terrible measure of success for a marriage
Episode 003: Why marriage needs to be challenging
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creating an emotionally-regulated child: where modern parents go wrong.
Episode 002: Parents seem to do one (emotionally validate) or the other (assert strict boundaries) but children desperately need both
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Colonisation is as Much a Psychological Project as it is a Political One
Fanon's Theory of Oppression & Liberation Has Never Been More Relevant
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The Physicality of Death Destroys Us, But the Idea of Death May Save Us
People are asleep; when they die, they awaken. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib (ع)
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The Month of Self-Mastery: Ramadan
The Psychological Wisdom Behind the Annual Islamic 30-Day Fast & Why it is Truly Something to Look Forward to
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Can anything other than God give you real meaning in life?
Episode 001: Belief & purpose shape us, so what should you put your faith in?
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The Guest House — مهمانخانه
Rumi's Poetic & Psychological Masterpiece
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They Convinced you to Love Yourself So you’d Forget to Respect Yourself
An unspoken but known fact of psychology—the scientific study of the psyche [soul]—is that worldview and philosophy inform theoretical orientation.
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False Sanctuary: Sex Work
Part 1: The Connection Between Early Sexual Trauma and Sex Work
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