by Arbor | Jun 20, 2018 | Articles
Much has been written over the past few weeks in response to the suicides of celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Words of sorrow, confusion, and even judgement have attempted to make sense of the harrowing choice that some people make to end their lives, and...
by Arbor | Jun 1, 2018 | Articles
Thirst trap refers to our desire for attention on social media. Recent studies suggest that our minds are bathed with a dopamine rush when our post is acknowledged on Facebook or we are tagged on Twitter. The same pleasure hormone that is triggered by drug use...
by Arbor | May 18, 2018 | Articles
Learned helplessness occurs when an individual feels helpless in the presence of negative stimuli, has accepted that he has lost control and thus gives up trying to change the situation. We’ve all thrown up our hands at times when faced with a seemingly...
by Arbor | May 3, 2018 | Articles
Seemingly simplistic and straightforward, the concept of gender is anything but. While one’s sex refers to an individual’s genitalia and chromosomal makeup, gender is a social construct determined by the times, ideas and mores of a culture. Certainly, most of us can...
by Arbor | Apr 25, 2018 | Articles
Sexual violence takes many forms. While most of use are aware of violations including rape, incest and child sexual abuse, sexual violence can be defined to include “any event in which someone is sexually touched or violated without giving consent.” This definition...
by Arbor | Apr 18, 2018 | Articles
On Feb. 14th , 2018, Valentine’s Day, there was another mass shooting. 16 students and one teacher were killed as a result. I learned of the tragedy in between my sessions that day. I don’t recall whether it was from reading my Google news in between sessions as I...
