The Hug That Changed Everything When we hugged, I knew something was different.He held me kindly, the way one person hugs another, but not the way a grandfather hugs his grandson. That single gesture told me more than any diagnosis ever could. I was on my first year of med…
We live in a period that feels unpredictable, where the path forward is often shrouded in fog. Events around us may seem beyond our control, leaving many feeling uncertain about the future. Winning and losing, successes and setbacks, take on different meanings depending on the context. A comeback after a…
When we think about professions that shape a person’s identity, medicine is always near the top. People often compare it to a calling, almost like priesthood, a path of service that demands sacrifice. But behind the prestige and the white coats, there’s another side we rarely talk about. From the…
A Concept That Surprised Me When I first heard the term intersubjectivity, I thought it was just another abstract concept, one more idea competing for a place in psychotherapy textbooks. But as I explored it further, I began to see its depth. Intersubjectivity is not just theory. It is an…
Most of us know the parable of the blind men and the elephant: each person touches only one part of the animal and interprets it as the whole. Now imagine replacing the elephant with the topic of men’s mental health — suddenly, the image makes sense. Everyone sees a piece…
On my home island, there is a small votive chapel right by the sea. I have always considered it the most beautiful—not because of its architecture or the view of the horizon, but because of the powerful symbolism it carries.Inside, its walls are covered with paintings of sailing ships, gifts…