A few days ago, on August 30th, an article in The Japan Times about the life of immigrants in Japan through the eyes of psychotherapist has been published. I was interviewed and was offered an opportunity to talk about how the expats are coping and sometimes not coping, when living in a different culture, and how it translates into the
From a cognitive perspective a good advertisement should be put where many people look and women’s legs seem to be a perfect canvas. In Japan a new advertising service allows women to rent out their own legs to advertisers. The article on Nippon News says: “The company is called Absolute Territory PR, (interesting name, isn’t it?) and the number of
Enjoy your Valentine’s Day 2013, and have fun reading an article in The Sydney Morning Herald about Japanese ideas during this special day.
As the saying goes, in Japan you are born Shinto, married Christian, and die Buddhist. If you want to know more what it means, please check this link out!
Great `shrink session` about life, parents, loneliness, fame, sex, drugs, alcohol, death, rage, dreams, fears, etc. Very insightful , touching, and enjoyable to watch. Have fun! Watch all 4 parts! Shrink Rap – Robin Williams Part 1. Shrink Rap – Robin Williams Part 2. Shrink Rap – Robin Williams Part 3. Shrink Rap – Robin Williams Part 4.
Sounds bizarre and it is! However, it may be very interesting to analyse his act as an extreme form of sexual behaviour even if it is not directly related to obtaining sexual pleasure. And even if he claims he is an asexual individual. This case alone is enough to write a whole chapter about sexual psychopathology and hidden sexual motives
Do you want to know more about the culture of Singapore? Explore Singaporean culture through the lens of Hofstede’s 5-D Model. The old joke goes like this: “Singapore is Fine country. You’ll get a fine for everything”. If you want to find out why, check this out! http://geert-hofstede.com/singapore.html
The global phenomenon -intercultural and interracial marriages – is on the rise, in contrast to the general population, where the decline in numbers of people who decide to marry is clearly noticeable. Why it is so? Let’s have a look at American data regarding interracial marriages. Interracial Marriage Hits All-time High
Have you heard about cinematherapy? Birgit Wolz is using the power of movies in the therapeutic process which may be a very helpful tool to heal the emotional wounds and the key to reach to our buried traumas. Plus you can find very intriguing psychological analyses of many great movies! Check this link out! http://www.cinematherapy.com/
One of a very famous and tragic stories in the history of sexology is a case of John/Joan (David Reimer). This documentary may offer you food for thought in terms of what really makes us a man or a woman. Dr. Money And The Boy With No Penis