I TOOK FROM…
There’s a curious saying, about relationships and heredity.
“I took from my father”
“he took from our mother”
“he took from me”
It’s good for biology, “We have dark eyes and so does our son. He took from us”
But for the mind, which is immaterial, what is it that is taken? But then…does…
A BLADE OF GRASS
Dear Papillon,
this spring seems to be arriving on tiptoe. The sun still hasn’t decided whether to truly stay, and I like that hesitation. It resembles the idea I have always had of this season—something that makes itself desired. I think days like these are made for walking without a destination…
PSYCHEDELIC RENAISSANCE
We undoubtedly find ourselves living in a very difficult historical moment in general, in which we seem unable to emerge from this whirlwind of shouting, threats, insults, wars, brawls, blackmail, scandals, and stupidity, and there is certainly little to be happy about.
Then there are minor events…
IS PSYCHOTHERAPY A TREATMENT?
In recent years we have been witnessing something that I believe is extremely positive, namely that a great many young people are turning to psychotherapists. The taboo that anyone who goes to a psychologist is mad has been shattered. Fortunately, that notion is a thing of the past and now there are…
FALLING IN LOVE AND FEMICIDE
“Why do men harm women?”
“In my view, it’s not a question of patriarchy. Let’s leave that aside. In my view, it’s a sickness. At this point, it’s a sickness. At this point, it’s definitely a sickness”.
Good morning, everyone. I wanted to start with the wonderful Ornella Vanoni because she says…
BLIND LOVE
Today I’d like to revisit the question we left off with in the previous video: why do some women get involved with men who are so violent, so cold, so disturbed? This would require a whole discussion of cultural and historical factors, but in this video I’ll avoid delving into that aspect and focus i…
IN THE DARK, A LITTLE FLAME
In the room where I spent my entire adolescence, I came across a diary where I used to write my thoughts during my first years of high school. I remembered it well, but I had never opened it again. Until that moment, I had never felt the need to reread it—as if what mattered wasn’t its contents, but…
NOTHING PERSONAL, EVERYTHING COLLECTIVE
“More than meets the eye”
It shines brightly, suspended in a night that smells of jasmine. It opens up before me as I savor a spoonful of zabaione cream with my eyes half-closed, turning the quiet corner of the street toward home. It is perched upon an iron skeleton, appearing to warm it…
IS PSYCHOTHERAPY A TREATMENT?
In recent years we have been witnessing something that, in my opinion, is extremely positive: a great number of young people are turning to psychotherapists. The taboo has collapsed, the idea that whoever goes to a psychologist is “crazy.” Fortunately, that notion is gone, and now there are a lot of…