Why Some Identities Stay
Can success truly erase a difficult past? Adut Akech’s journey from refugee to supermodel reveals how a sense of identity and home is shaped by displacement and memory.
Break Free from the Past and Stay Committed to Your Goals: How to create lasting, positive change.
Key points Every new year brings a wave of resolutions, accompanied by countless posts offering tips and strategies to improve our lives. While these can be helpful, we often repeat past mistakes without fully understanding why—or how to overcome them. I have written that cognitive immobility is a stressful mental entrapment that leads to a […]
Trapped in War ZonesThe unseen wound that keeps soldiers haunted after returning home.
Soldiers who have served in distant wars may remain mentally stuck in those places long after they have returned home. Here’s what we can learn from this phenomenon.
Cognitive Immobility: How to Break Free from Past Experiences – Tips and Remedies
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Uprooted Minds: the Emotional Tides of Migration
Awareness is key in addressing the emotional hurdles of migration. Uncover the importance of recognizing cognitive immobility and fostering a balanced and fulfilling transnational life. In one of my presentations on the paper about cognitive immobility last year, I met (virtually) a gentleman from India named Deep. During the presentation, he asked a few questions, […]
