Dr. Gabor Maté is a Vancouver physician who has written extensively on trauma and addiction. He has done a lot to raise awareness of the plight of those suffering from substance addiction here in B.C. and I admire his work tremendously. However, he is not beyond critique. In particular his account of ADHD as a…
If we see that the mailbox is stuffed, we know that there is some sorting to be done. So we stand by the recycling bin and flip through the mail. At least half of it is junk so it goes into the bin. This is a very quick process usually – we barely need to…
Mosquitos with Megaphones Based on a metaphor submitted to ACBS by melwright Sometimes it seems almost impossible to sit with our feelings. I’d like you to imagine something that might help you understand what I mean about “making room” for your experiences, or accepting them. Would that be alright? Now imagine you are walking home…