Poh GanI chuckle a little, sitting here on my cozy couch this Saturday morning. After tossing around many ideas for my fortnightly blog, I chose this unexpected reflection. I'm sure you can relate – when a psychologist watches a movie, our psych brains never quite turn off, and parallel analyses keep running in our heads!
Poh GanDo you know that feeling when you've just finished explaining healthy boundaries to your client, and then late at night you're checking your phone to respond to a colleague's after-hours message? (Oh, the irony of being a therapist!)
Poh GanIt has been an extraordinary fortnight. My daughter was in hospital for surgery, I organised a mug-making workshop for the She Blossoms therapists during Mother’s Day weekend, and I completed my Level 1 EMDR training - something I'd been contemplating for years.
Poh GanI didn't learn to swim until I was 24 years old. For me, a swimming pool represents a place where I've overcome many fears and trauma - I lost a dear family member to drowning in swimming pool. Surprisingly, it's also become a place where I've discovered profound Buddhist wisdom.