Healing Psych

Dr. Katrina Wood's psychotherapy blog

Easing back to the new normal in the workplace

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2022 brought with it some real hope and change as businesses began to inch back into life. Employers and employees are operating in the "new normal," mostly freed from the constraints imposed by Covid-19. While some employers continue to permit work from home -- remote staffing appears here to stay -- many others have required their employees to return to a single nuclear base. Ideally, … [Read more...]

A child, a man and a moment of violence

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Around the globe, millions witnessed what appeared to be a case of unresolved childhood trauma. A comedian slights an actor’s family member and -- in the blink of an eye -- shame, rage and guilt erupt. Violence ensues. The trance-like state that bound Will Smith in that moment at the Oscars spoke of decades of complex emotions and unconscious thoughts. All landing in one destructive action. … [Read more...]

The Beatles, psychologists of rock

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Humming along to "Eleanor Rigby," I began listening more acutely to the astounding lyrics of this Beatles song from 1966. How profoundly insightful their music was when it came to the the human condition from a psychological point of view. The Beatles were the pop psychologists of their times! "Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been. ... All the lonely people, … [Read more...]

The duality that lies within

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have long been associated with multiple personality disorder and the inner struggle between good and evil. These famous characters come from Robert Louis Stevenson's penny dreadful novella "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," first published in 1886. In a more focused sense, Stevenson was writing about a split personality or a dual personality. But what are the … [Read more...]

A 15-minute commitment to children

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"Fully being with your child, wanting nothing, is quality time," wrote the childhood educator Magda Gerber in her book "Dear Parent: Caring for Infants with Respect." Gerber is known for teaching parents how to understand babies and how to interact with them from birth. She spent many years studying children who were overwhelmed by the absence of physical, psychological and emotional … [Read more...]