The Language of Needs

The Language of Needs

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Reaching for Connection, Nic Boendermaker, 2025 Most of us are very skilled in the language of judgments. In a split second, we can evaluate a situation and arrive at a conclusion that we see as the truth: “My mother is so selfish.” “I’m so stupid.” “My colleague is...
Emotions and what they do for us

Emotions and what they do for us

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We tend to treat emotions, especially the unpleasant ones, like unwanted guests — rushing to silence them, ignore them, or push them out the door before they’ve had a chance to speak. When we feel sadness, anger, envy, or shame, our instinct is to fix them and to make...
Media to help you feel at home in Finland

Media to help you feel at home in Finland

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Recently Hatty and I were invited to speak on the YLE English language podcast “All Points North” about mental health issues in Finland. The whole experience reminded me that while many foreign born people living in Finland enjoy and listen to this...
Can AI Be Your Therapist? A Psychologist’s Take

Can AI Be Your Therapist? A Psychologist’s Take

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AI is here. It’s affecting every area of life – sometimes loudly and dramatically, other times in subtle, hardly perceptible ways. Not everyone welcomes it, and many of us feel conflicted or concerned. Yet whether we like it or not, this new technology is now part of...
Introducing Srishti Trehan

Introducing Srishti Trehan

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Hello and welcome, I’m Srishti Trehan, a clinical psychologist with over ten years of training plus experience in psychology. Originally from India, I moved to Finland three years ago on a spouse visa, full of hope and excitement about beginning my...