Category: Therapy and Religion
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Zen or a Zoloft? A Muslim Dilemma towards inner peace
“I’m not feeling well, I’m not thinking well, and I’m not doing well. I really feel in my lowest lows.” “Have you checked your faith recently? Maybe you need to pray more and just leave things for God.” A conversation that I accidentally eavesdropped on while I was strolling down the streets of my neighborhood.…
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God, Anger, and the Therapy Tango
Believing that therapy is merely a secular field is like believing that politics is objective or that art is devoid of subjectivity. Each domain, including therapy, is deeply influenced by diverse perspectives, values, and individual experiences, shaping the nuanced and multifaceted nature of its practice. When patients enter through the doors (or the screens) they…
Noura Amkieh, Clinical Psychologist 