Emotional Numbness: Why avoiding pain also silences joy

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The emotional system works in rhythms, not isolated states. When we suppress one part of the spectrum, we often dampen the entire system.
This article explores why emotional avoidance can lead to emotional flatness and why cultivating capacity rather than control may be the key to psychological resilience.

Art Therapy and the mediation between the living and the dead

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This article explores the role of art therapy in navigating the diversity of human relationships with death. Drawing from global traditions, therapeutic research, and the interdisciplinary dialogue between material and immaterial realms, it argues that art therapy offers accessible, non-dogmatic ways to honor loss and maintain meaningful connections with the dead.

Offerings as a Creative Technique for the Transgression of Beliefs

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I wanted to explore the spiritual and subversive potential of materializing a desire and, beyond that, seeking a transgressive meaning to integrate into an artistic ritual. Why offerings can be used as creative techniques for the transgression of beliefs?