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The Healing Power of Pace: Why This New Year Doesn’t Need You to Rush
Every January, the world quietly hands us the same script: Start over. Do better. Fix yourself. Hurry. Gyms fill. Journals open to blank pages. Resolution lists grow ambitious, then quietly disappear by Valentine’s Day. And yet something in the soul resists this yearly demand for reinvention. What if this New Year is not asking you
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The Norwegian Way of Thriving in the Dark Season
When winter arrives—days shorten, temperatures drop, and sunlight fades—many people experience a shift in mood, energy, sleep, and motivation. In the U.S., seasonal mood changes are common: approximately 5% of Americans experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and 10–20% experience milder winter-related mood changes (National Institute of Mental Health, 2020). But interestingly, countries like Norway, with
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When Worry Pretends to Protect Us
Worry often disguises itself as responsibility, care, or preparation. We tell ourselves that if we think about a problem long enough, we can prevent something bad from happening. Yet from a Jungian and psychodynamic perspective, worry is rarely about the external situation itself — it’s a psychological defense, a mental ritual that helps the ego
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