Category Archives: Self Esteem

Trust Yourself

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Dr Jean Pain

In a concentration camp where our freedom has been taken away from us our powers are reduced to the thoughts that we create in our heads. In such circumstances if we want to stay alive, doing being ordinary has to … Continue reading →

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So Ordinary

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Dr Jean Pain

Harvey Sacks’ lectures were not prepared. They were delivered ad hoc in ordinary everyday language, which is very encouraging to those of us who are used to reading academic treatises full of special words we don’t understand. Yet paradoxically, its … Continue reading →

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Children and Self-Esteem

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Dr Jean Pain

One of the most common things that people complain of is low self-esteem. Like so many other additions to the list of psychological problems it is treated as a sympton that can be ‘cured’. When children come into the world … Continue reading →

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