Understanding your mind a little better
Writing on mental health, relationships, immigration, and schema therapy — by Ghazal Sheikhtaheri, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying).
These articles explore the emotional experiences many of us carry quietly — from the grief of immigration and the weight of collective trauma, to the repetitive thought patterns that keep us stuck. Each piece draws on schema therapy, evidence-based research, and the lived realities of navigating identity, relationships, and mental health.
Written by Ghazal Sheikhtaheri, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), for anyone seeking clarity, compassion, and a deeper understanding of their inner world.
Couples therapy is not about who is right. It is about the pattern that keeps you both stuck — and how Schema Couple Therapy reaches the deeper emotional roots of conflict.
Read Article →When trauma is ongoing, many people move from alarm into exhaustion — from fear into fog. Understanding this shift can help you carry it with more compassion.
Read Article →We are not only reacting to the situation itself — we are also responding through deeper, pre-existing patterns within us. Understanding these schemas can help us make sense of why crisis sometimes feels heavier than it "should."
Read Article →You are here, and they are there. The fear lives in your body even when you push it from your mind. This article names what you are carrying — and offers ways to hold it without being destroyed by it.
Read Article →There is a particular kind of dread that does not announce itself with a single crisis. It points forward, toward what might still come. This article names the experience — and offers ways to carry it more gently.
Read Article →You've replayed the conversation a hundred times. You know it isn't helping. Yet the thoughts keep coming. Here's what's actually happening — and four evidence-based ways to break the cycle.
Read Article →Immigration is celebrated as a new beginning. But it is also, quietly, a loss. Understanding the emotional reality of displacement is the first step toward healing it.
Read Article →If you've ever found yourself in the same painful dynamic with different people, schema therapy offers a profound explanation — and a path forward.
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