What are you letting go of?

What are you letting go of?

It’s almost here, the end of 2020, one of the weirder years I have experienced (but not the weirdest, by all means) End of the year (and decade) is the time when we are usually finishing up cleaning leftover work, paying bills, not to bring any of it into a new year....
Scared of Santa?

Scared of Santa?

“What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?”“Claustrophobic”, says the joke. Cute and funny, but absolutely incorrect! Claustrophobia is the fear of small spaces, such as elevators, tiny rooms with low ceilings, closets, and other enclosed spaces. Luckily,...

What childhood abuse has to do with migraine

Many of my clients, who reach out to me seeking a relief from their migraine, have experienced some kind of abuse in their childhood. In my practice, I commonly see past emotional abuse, such as severe shaming, neglect or threatening, but the sexual and physical abuse...

Regards from my future self

Regards from my future self! Today, in Japan is celebrated “Keiro no hi”, or “Respect for the Aged Day.” As the name implies, this is a holiday of paying respect to the elderly in our lives and community, and being grateful for the wisdom and experience they have...

Migraine and mental health issues

Almost 50% of all people living with migraine experience depression and anxiety, versus 18 % of the general population. Is that a coincidence? Nope. It is said that migraine, anxiety and depression are “co-morbid” disorders, meaning that they often come hand in hand,...

What is rumination and what it does to us?

Rumination is defined as a focused attention on the symptoms of one’s distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, as opposed to its solutions. In other words, it’s simply repetitively going over a thought or a problem without doing anything...