PsychologySlam!

Many people seeking out counselling or therapy are of the notion that – as a therapist – I must have figured it all out. I must be in possession of the Holy Grail on ‘how to be human’.

I am far from that.

I am a traveller on my own life’s journey – facing fears, losing hope, grieving losses, experiencing pangs of anxiety and self-doubt.

In life, things will not go according to plan. We will fall, we will fail, we will experience heartbreak, sorrow and pain. Grief will accompany us – as things change, opportunities are missed, loves are lost…

In such times, it seems impossible to see the beauty in the world. To experience joy, gratitude or happiness.

It takes courage to allow ourselves to feel acceptance and compassion for the fear and helplessness we may be experiencing – and not rush to push ourselves forward but instead acknowledge our suffering in order to heal.

PsychologySlam! came into existence during a time I was facing a major fall – confronted with the reality that life as I knew it was over, and that the version of life I had imagined for myself was not going to unfold in front of me anymore. It was lost, forever.

A time of inner turmoil, bewilderment, a sense of being lost and endless waves of grief.

It marked the beginning of a new journey – a terrifying one. A journey toward the life that still awaited me. A different life. A life yet unknown…

… and along the way, I began to see beauty again. Slowly… steadily…

In the gaze of a stranger…

In the tiny flowers growing through the cracks in the pavement…

In the sun glittering on the soft waves of the lake…

I came to realize that the richness of life lies in its ‘both…and’ nature: that pain and sorrow, and grace and love, do not exclude each other, but are two sides of the same coin.

With PsychologySlam! I wanted to share the wisdom and insights I have gained while facing my own struggles and doubts, my difficult realities, my light and my dark, my hopes and fears – my lived experience of the ‘both…and’ – not as a therapist, but as a fellow human being.

In speaking my truth, I hope you may find faith and trust in your own journey – walking among life’s many facets: its challenges and hardships, its grace and beauty…

Bravely navigating the Art of Being Human.