Beyond Labels: Existential Psychology in Today’s Mental Health Landscape — International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology By Travis J. Pashak

Can you really *have* a disorder?

Eager to share this piece I wrote! Offers a critique of our diagnostic labeling tendencies and attempts to reframe in an existential lens.

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Anti-Black Racism, Identity, and Growth.
Dr Jackie Sewell reflects on how identity, context, and agency shape lived experiences of trauma.

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Islam, Submission, and the Cost of an Outward God - Dualistic Unity Islam teaches submission, but submission is not obedience. This article explores surrender, fear, structure, and the inward dimension religion often leaves implicit.

Why does obedience feel safer than clarity? The answer may have less to do with religion and more to do with certainty.

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Dr Muireann O'Dea

Dr. Muireann O'Dea has won the International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology (ISSEP) best paper award! Congratulations to she and co-authors @igou.bsky.social, Dr Wijnand van Tilburg and @elainekinsella.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...

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Claire Arnold-Baker (NSPC) reflects on how traumatic birth can profoundly reshape identity and meaning - reminding us that trauma is always individually lived.

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Why the Mind Prefers a Bad Story to No Story - Dualistic Unity An in-depth exploration of why the human mind clings to painful narratives instead of uncertainty, and how awareness loosens the need for meaning-making without forcing positivity or belief change.

The #mind often prefers a painful explanation to uncertainty—not because it enjoys suffering, but because stories feel safer than not knowing.
What happens when that need loosens?

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#Awareness #ExistentialPsychology #Meaning

Why the Mind Prefers a Bad Story to No Story - Dualistic Unity An in-depth exploration of why the human mind clings to painful narratives instead of uncertainty, and how awareness loosens the need for meaning-making without forcing positivity or belief change.

The #mind often prefers a painful explanation to uncertainty—not because it enjoys suffering, but because stories feel safer than not knowing.
What happens when that need loosens?
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#Awareness #ExistentialPsychology #Meaning

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How To Claim A+ In Your Existential Psychology Assignment - Tips From Experts Existential psychology is one of the most popular subjects to be studied at the degree level. The various specialised areas of psychology have been recognised as challenging yet rewarding fields.

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When was the last time you felt truly present?

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What’s a choice you made recently that changed your sense of self?
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How To Claim A+ In Your Existential Psychology Assignment - Tips From Experts Existential psychology is one of the most popular subjects to be studied at the degree level. The various specialised areas of psychology have been recognised as challenging yet rewarding fields.

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Special issue on positive existential psychology: seeking a more grounded and complete understanding of positive human existence The author shares a personal story of how existential themes got introduced during his childhood. He then introduces existentialism and describes some of the various ways in which it has been integ...

Chang, E. C. (2025) ‘Special issue on positive existential psychology: seeking a more grounded and complete understanding of positive human existence’, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 20(5), pp. 753–757.
Largely open access edition on #ExistentialPsychology

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The Silence We Inherit A Reflection of Dr. Yalom’s book A Matter of Death and Life

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Существование "Я" ощущается, потому что возникает различие между "Я" и возможностью "ничего".
Сам процесс различения — и есть бытие "Я"

Пока ты сравниваешь себя с пустотой — ты есть

Перестанешь сравнивать — некому будет заметить потерю

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Embracing Authenticity: A Journey Through Gestalt Therapeutic Techniques

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You’re welcome Steven! So many take-aways and conversation starters about how people are feeling & how they/we can temporarily & more permanently shift our perspective on “making sense” of our world.

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Even in the darkest of times, psychologist & holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl says we still have a choice. #Existentialism #ViktorFrankl #Psychology #Philosophy #ManSearchForMeaning #HumanExperience #ExistentialPsychology

Thanks Steven - just ordered! Can’t wait to read :)

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Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy: A Comprehensive Analysis Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist, is renowned for his profound exploration of life's meaning and for developing logotherapy, a therapeutic approach emphasizing the pursuit of va...

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