Work-Life Balance in Europe
Institutional Policies and Individual Strategies for Achieving Work-Life Balance in European Countries Work-life balance as a concept has gained significant importance in recent years, increasingly occupying a significant aspect of modern life. Particularly in Europe, various countries have adopted progressive policies to help citizens achieve a healthier equilibrium between their professional and personal lives […]
Codependency in Romantic Relationships: Healing and Thriving
Codependency, a term that has garnered considerable attention in the realm of psychological health, is often used to describe a dysfunctional relationship dynamic, manifests when one person excessively relies on another for emotional, psychological, or even physical support to the detriment of their own well-being. This dynamic often manifests in personal relationships, especially romantic […]
Classic “Toxic” Masculinity
Classic “toxic” masculinity and its “masks” In his groundbreaking book The Masks of Masculinity from 2017, Lewis Howes outlines nine major characteristics (or “masks”, as he calls them), which define classic, traditional masculinity. As to be shown further below, these “masks” are educated during a long, arduous process of inscribing norms and social behaviors. They […]
How Does Connecting with Nature Improve One’s Life and Health?
Our five senses which facilitate our connection with nature and their way of functioning Humanity has lived most of known history outside of cities. People were grouped in small communities and practiced activities that allowed them to spend more time in nature. At the same time, people have constantly modified their environment, to […]
Enlightened Masculinity and Its Challenges
The Quotidian Reality of the New Identification Model as “Enlightened Masculinity” It might seem that the ten common characteristics mentioned previously form a complex monolith, which turns Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter and Himura Kenshin as exceptional loners into archetypes of invincible masculinity, unquestionable in its hegemonic superiority. Violence and aggressiveness have been basic teaching […]
Why is the sun so important to us?
The sun: this lovely bright star that lights up our day and comforts us with its rays when we are exhausted and tired from everyday activities. The sun is the one element which soothes us during the frosty winter after days of dark clouds and which makes us blush pleasantly during the summer days […]
Codependency and Family
Codependent Parents in Their Interactions with Their Children Codependency, often characterized by excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, can profoundly impact relationships, especially within a family. Codependency typically involves an imbalance where one person enables another person’s unhealthy behavior, sacrificing their own needs and well-being in the process. Originally associated with relationships […]
Enlightened Masculinity and Its Characteristics
Characteristics of the Fresh Masculinity Paradigm From numerous discussions with male grown-ups and adolescents throughout the decades, I have gradually managed to understand what unites Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter and Himura Kenshin in their status as symbols of a fresh, “enlightened” masculinity, challenging old patterns of relating between men and the world around them. In […]
Codependence and Work
Codependence and Work: Identifying, Understanding and Healing Codependent Behavior Patterns in Professional Frameworks Codependence has been a buss-word for some good years. The analytical focus lies, though, on intimate and personal relationships and how it impacts them. Codependency, often discussed in the context of personal relationships, can also manifest in professional settings. It can […]
Why the Olympic Games Are Toxic
10 Reasons Against Holding the Olympic Games Ever Again and Burying Them Forever Where They Belong – In the Large Cemetery of Humanity’s Nefarious Experiments The Olympic Games, once hailed and often heralded as a celebration of athletic excellence and international unity, have long been a contentious event during its transformation into a global […]