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The Upside of a Very Anxious Time
“Everybody’s anxious,” my friend messaged. “Everybody’s anxious.” It sounds true, I know. But it isn’t true. At least five of my hyper-anxious psychotherapy patients have been miraculously calmed by the whole planet acting out their inner drama on their behalf. … Continue reading
Posted in advice, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, The Mind Field
Tagged andratuttobene, anxiety, chess, coronavirus, depression, italia, Italy, ptsd, quarantine, reaching out, Russia, stress, The Mind Field, trauma
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Perimenopause, HRT, Sexual Harassment, Misogynistic Abuse from Peter Hitchens? Who’d be Female? Also, a Lemon Cake.
Perimenopause, HRT, Sexual Harassment, Misogynistic Abuse from Peter Hitchens? Who’d be Female? Also, a Lemon Cake. Sexual harassment stuff – beyond depressing. And it is complicated by the fact that my generation grew up watching Benny Hill and The Generation … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Food to make you happy, psychotherapy, Uncategorized
Tagged anthea redfern, blood loss, Honey and Co., hormone treatment, hrt, lemon cake, menopause, menorraghea, misogyny, norethisterone, perimenopause, peter hitchens, progesterone, prostap, sexual harassment, sexuality, tibolone
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Sorting People on the Basis of Their Genitalia, Legal Definitions of Madness, Painting the Kitchen, Coconut Milk Panna Cotta and Almond Fruit Tart
I drove to Florence to meet an old friend and his daughter. They had come in this kind of hellish way to spend two days sightseeing in the blistering heat with a billion other tourists. Even Florence is … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Food to make you happy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy
Tagged almond paste, coconut milk, diminished responsibility, gender, genitalia, madness, mango, Michel Roux Jr, misogyny, panna cotta, pay gap, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, sesame seeds, sexism, tuna, vagina, willy
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Birthdays, Pea Soup, Thai Crabcakes, Chocolate Fudge Cake and the Unthought Known
I’ve had two patients this week who’ve been bowled over by realising something they already knew. It’s funny in therapy and analysis that you rarely have huge epiphanies that involve things you’ve never thought about before. All those recovered memory … Continue reading
Home at La Casa Rosa, Black Spaghetti with Clams, Dreaming of Putin, Dystopian shit and Politics (only briefly, I promise)
Home at La Casa Rosa, Black Spaghetti with Clams, Dreaming of Putin, UK Politics (only briefly, I promise) So, I’m home at La Bella Casa Rosa. Both kids in the house and the other night some of their friends came … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Food to make you happy, psychotherapy, Uncategorized
Tagged black spaghetti, cello, cheddar cheese, clams, double bass, dreams, dystopia, Dystopian future, Hollywood, mussles, Oedipus Complex, parsley, peas, Putin, squid ink pasta, The Day After Tomorrow, Theresa May, Trump, White House Down
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Sue Perkins/Marilyn Monroe, Almond Cake with Cherries, Chicken in Pomegranate Molasses, Three Sisters, the Freedom not to Look Pretty (ffs)
Sue Perkins/Marilyn Monroe, Almond Cake with Cherries, Chicken in Pomegranate Molasses, Three Sisters, the Freedom not to Look Pretty (ffs) So I was getting ready to go to a work lunch last week and I looked in the mirror. I … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Food to make you happy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, Uncategorized
Tagged almonds, blow dry, cake, chekhov, cherries, chicken, Dostoevsky, marilyn, marzipan, pomegranate molasses, pomegranate seeds, pretty, short back and sides, Sue Perkins, Three Sisters, vanilla
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Easter at La Casa Rosa, Full Nest, Asparagus wee
Easter at La Casa Rosa, Full Nest, Asparagus wee Asparagus wee is the main problem at La Casa Rosa this time of year. Big bunches of really thin asparagus are everywhere and I use them instead of lettuce … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Food to make you happy, Uncategorized
Tagged asparagus, cranberries, Easter, empty nest, figs, Good Friday, Honey and Co., hot cross buns, Iris Murdoch, La Casa Rosa, lamb, Mamushka, poemgranate seeds, Prosecco, roast potatoes, Rose petals, rosemary, urine, Waitrose
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Coming Home, the Mont Blanc Tunnel, Steak, Chips and Asparagus
Coming Home, the Mont Blanc Tunnel, Steak, Chips and Asparagus It’s a really, really long way from London to Lucca. Got in the car with son, two dogs, a lot of stuff, left at 6.30am and got halfway, Rochefort … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Food to make you happy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, Uncategorized
Tagged asparagus, chips, coming home, France, garlic, home, lemon juice, mental illness, Mont Blanc, Mont Blanc Tunnel, parsley, Serial, steak, STown
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David Bowie, Cats, Everything Salad and a Patient who Hides
Slightly lurid picture of Everything Salad there, but the only one I’ve got. Wait. Has it got some weird filter on it? Possibly. So, I was watching a picture of David Bowie flash up on the TV yesterday, all bony … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Food to make you happy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy
Tagged apples, bacon, cats, David Bowie, depression, dogs, eggs, feta, halloumi, prawns, psychotherapy, salad, salmon, silence in therapy, spinach, spring onions, Stephen Grosz
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Dealing with trauma from online viewing, Chekhov’s Black Monk and Azerbaijano-Armenian (I know, I know) lamb meatballs.
Dealing with trauma from online viewing, Chekhov’s Black Monk and Azerbaijano-Armenian (I know, I know) lamb meatballs. The Black Monk! I went to the Pushkin House to watch a play, filmed in Moscow, based on the Chekhov short story. There … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Food to make you happy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy
Tagged advice, armenia, Azerbaijan, broth, chekhov, chicken broth, coriander, food, lamb, meatballs, Moscow, parsley, psychotherapy, pushkin, stew, the black monk, trauma, trauma counselling
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