The generational legacy of a psychiatric diagnosis Photo by Cosmin Gurau  on Unsplash Beyond the Label: The first time my aunt tried to end her life was on the day before I was born. When my father told me this a few months ago, it was like coming home to a lost part of myself, as if the context surrounding my birth suddenly explained the loss I had felt from my first moments in the world. Six years later, when she finally succeeded, her death sent shock waves through my fami

The creation of this blog coincides with starting my training in Psychosynthesis psychology, with the Institute of Psychosynthesis in London. This is an experiential training, and despite having a theoretical component, by far the most important aspect for me is this element of deep inner work which forms the basis of the training. I expect that as I make my journey through this training there will be much to write about, and this blog is intended as a repository for my musin