I had the privilege of presenting Rights-Based Existential Psychiatry in Global Mental Health at McGill University’s Workshop of the 2025 Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry. In this presentation, I also introduced my conceptual ideas related to Rights-Based Existential Psychiatry (REP) and Dynamic Eclectic Existential Psychopharmacotherapy (DEEP); two evolving frameworks grounded in human rights,…
A couple of years ago, I had the privilege of hosting a conversation with two exceptional Consultation-Liaison (CL) psychiatrists, exploring some of the most pressing challenges and insights for doing a CL Psychiatry fellowship. Although this podcast was originally intended for publication through the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP), it was never formally released. After…
1- Mental wellbeing is not necessarily adjusting to societal norms if you can bear the hardships of the journey towards individuation. Happiness does not necessarily come from approval, validation, success, or fitting in. 2- Be aware of your Persona (what you show), your Shadow (what you hide), and your Archetypes. Do not eliminate them, but…
1- Don’t follow the herd mentality: Universal values are only the expressions of those who promote them. Go your own way, leave the herd behind and shine a light so bright that it cannot be ignored. 2- Embrace the difficulty of self-discovery: no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself,…
Freedom: become who you are and live the life you want to live Shame: Rejecting who you are and preventing you from becoming who you want to be
1- The Athlete Stage: stage of egocentrism, narcissism, lack of empathy, focusing on the physical self, and developing a strong ego. 2- The Warrior Stage: Continuously work on yourself to become a better person by being goal-oriented, conscious, responsible, realistic, and having a balanced ego and developing integrity. 3- The Statement Stage: being more oriented…
1– Draw Mandalas: represent yourself in your drawing of a personal mandala. 2– Understand your subconscious impulses: know and acknowledge your shadow, accept it and integrate it into your daily life. 3- Know your fears: understand and face your own fears. 4- Face your emotions: accept the painful emotions and sit with them. 5- Understand…
Lesson 1: Look inside yourself first (inner work). Lesson 2: Accept and integrate your contraries and shadow in your life (shadow work). Lesson 3: Analyze your dreams, thoughts and behaviours (develop an inner therapist). Lesson 4: Face life realities and your fears (exposure). Lesson 5: Be aware of your vulnerabilities to superstitions (acceptance and humbleness).…