5 Dec 2025
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Health Mental health Star Psychology

The Laughter of Recognition

Most people think therapy is all tears and tissues — not laughter. Sure, sometimes you laugh in a dark, self-deprecating kind of way, but it’s rare that joy fills the room. Back when I was running the Turning Point counselling centre, I kept hearing bursts of laughter coming from the office next door. Actual, belly-deep […]

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Expanding Stockholm’s Charging Infrastructure to Match Growth in EV Sales

As Sweden already achieves the world’s second highest per capita sales of electric vehicles, the government’s focus has now turned to greater investment in charging infrastructure in order to lower emissions and meet ambitious climate goals. A lack of infrastructure could be a barrier to the even more widespread adoption of EVs. However, new stricter […]

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Are you OK?

It will hardly have escaped your notice that we are living in changing times, indeed, rapidly changing times. Depending on your mindset, we are either going to hell in handbasket or we’re seeing the last dregs of a corrupt and elitist world, floating to the surface to enable something new to be born. I wanted […]

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Stockholm Through the Eyes of a Local: Exploring Your City as a Tourist

Sweden’s capital city is one of the most visited in Europe accounting for 3 million overnight stays in 2024. Visitors are attracted to the city because of its rich history, iconic landmarks, stunning island cityscape, world-class museums, and green spaces, to name some. For the more than 2.5 million inhabitants who call it home, Stockholm […]

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Health Mental health

Confessions of a healthcare avoider

For the past months I have not been feeling well enough to put my fingers to the keyboard to share any thoughts about love, life, and learning. I’ve been sick. And when I am sick, I crawl into my basket, pull the blanket over my head and hope things will pass soon. I don’t go […]

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Winter cocooning at 60 degrees north

My Christmas school reports were always the worst. I was slow to start up again after the summer break, and by the end of October my synapses would fire more slowly while I gently dozed off as the nights drew in and the light faded from the horizon. Then I moved to Sweden in my […]

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Health Mental health

What if things don’t happen for a reason?

The expression, ‘everything happens for a reason’ makes my toes curl. Especially when it is uttered with a helpless shrug of the shoulder and the underlying subtext of ‘moving on’. What if things don’t happen for a reason and there is no deeper meaning? Endless analyses and reflections will often present reasons why something has […]

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Adressing Cultural Shadows

‘Sharing the Dove’ is a Dutch initiative by four young people with Jewish and Muslim backgrounds. Their aim is to keep the dialogue open and transcend differences. They give workshops in schools and last week they brought together two rabbis, two imams, a Dutch priest and a Syrian Orthodox bishop for an open dialogue about […]

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No one tells the truth in therapy

Summary: psychology has helped us to see that everyone holds a personal, subjective version of the truth. While this is better than the authoritarian believe what I tell you paradigm, there are more steps to take. Otherwise, many will continue to confuse ‘my’ truth with ‘the’ truth, leading to self-victimisation and splitting. Two children get […]

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Experience the 25th Anniversary of the Affordable Art Fair Stockholm!

This October, the Affordable Art Fair proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary with an exciting lineup of events at Nacka Strandsmässan from October 2nd to 6th. Recognized globally as a premier art fair, this event offers both seasoned collectors and new buyers the chance to discover unique artworks from a diverse group of exhibitors—all at prices […]

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