Navigating the Serpentine Path

Narcissism

Why Do Narcissistic Parents Gaslight Their Adult Children?

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on April 18, 2024

Adult children often want answers about parents with narcissistic tendencies.

Adult children often want answers about parents with narcissistic tendencies.

Gender

Men Need More Than Ice Baths and Podcasts

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on April 7, 2024

Maybe you can sit in an ice bath, but can you sit in the discomfort of your inner world?

Maybe you can sit in an ice bath, but can you sit in the discomfort of your inner world?

Grief

Tensions Between Grieving Hearts and Western Minds

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on March 15, 2024

Here's why it's important to encourage brave spaces for grief literacy and mystical experiences.

Here's why it's important to encourage brave spaces for grief literacy and mystical experiences.

Near-Death Experiences

Are Near-Death Experiences Real?

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on February 10, 2024

A philosopher defends the reality of near death experiences and the afterlife.

A philosopher defends the reality of near death experiences and the afterlife.

Psychosis

Understanding Psychosis: A Continuum of Trauma, Dissociation

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on January 14, 2024

Two trauma therapists co-explore how psychosis and dissociation help us survive.

Two trauma therapists co-explore how psychosis and dissociation help us survive.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Majority of Adults Have Adverse Childhood Experiences

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on December 21, 2023

A summary of WHO’s 2023 report on ACEs from a trauma therapist.

A summary of WHO’s 2023 report on ACEs from a trauma therapist.

Therapy

Awareness and Change: How Psychodynamic Therapy Supports Healing

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on November 5, 2023

Deeper awareness can bring about long-lasting change in people’s lives.

Deeper awareness can bring about long-lasting change in people’s lives.

Grief

Haunted by Loss: Grieving During Halloween

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on October 30, 2023

What needs to find expression with your grief this Halloween?

What needs to find expression with your grief this Halloween?

Ethics and Morality

Ethical Principles in Mental Health Care

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on September 29, 2023

How ethical deliberations ensure that our professions are held to the highest standard.

How ethical deliberations ensure that our professions are held to the highest standard.

Near-Death Experiences

New APA Book: Death as an Altered State of Consciousness

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on September 19, 2023

A Personal Perspective: A new APA book examines the possibility of life after death.

A Personal Perspective: A new APA book examines the possibility of life after death.

Child Development

4 Ways to Connect With Your Authentic Self

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on May 30, 2023

4 ways to find a deeper connection to your authentic self after a difficult childhood.

4 ways to find a deeper connection to your authentic self after a difficult childhood.

Grief

Can We "See" Dead People?

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on April 30, 2023

Research demonstrates that extraordinary events in bereavement are quite ordinary.

Research demonstrates that extraordinary events in bereavement are quite ordinary.

Dreaming

Have You Ever Wondered What Your Dreams Mean?

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on March 28, 2023

Here’s why some therapists work with dream experiences.

Here’s why some therapists work with dream experiences.

Therapy

The Shadow of Mystery: Limitations of Science in Therapy

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on March 21, 2023

Generalized scientific answers poorly address issues of meaning in our lives.

Generalized scientific answers poorly address issues of meaning in our lives.

Trauma

Healing Soma: Integrating Trauma Through Somatic Experiencing

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on February 28, 2023

Prioritizing the mind-body relationship is essential for trauma healing.

Prioritizing the mind-body relationship is essential for trauma healing.

Grief

What Is Ecological Grief and Trauma?

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on January 17, 2023

A natural response to the ongoing climate breakdown and ecological crisis.

A natural response to the ongoing climate breakdown and ecological crisis.

Grief

A Grief That Never Ends: Chronic Sorrow

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on December 14, 2022

What does it mean to continuously live with a heavy heart throughout one’s life?

What does it mean to continuously live with a heavy heart throughout one’s life?

Trauma

Rationality Is Not Enough

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on November 25, 2022

If you can’t feel it, you can’t heal it.

If you can’t feel it, you can’t heal it.

Grief

What's the Difference Between Grief Support and Grief Therapy?

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on November 17, 2022

Anyone can offer grief support, but few people can offer grief therapy.

Anyone can offer grief support, but few people can offer grief therapy.

Attachment

Understanding Loss: Grief and Attachment Theory

Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on October 12, 2022

A therapist considers grief and loss from an attachment perspective.

A therapist considers grief and loss from an attachment perspective.