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Ludovica Arvigo

Co-Founder

March 14, 2021

Emotional Abuse in Intimate Partner Relationships

You disgust me - You’re worthless - I’ll tell everyone you’re a liar - Tell me your password or I’ll break your phone… Most of today’s literature focuses on physical abuse, but emotional/psychological abuse is the most prevalent type of intimate partner violence, endorsed equally by men and women, and it is just as degrading. Let’s find out what it is.

February 25, 2021

Thought Suppression: To think or not to think?

Often, people try not to think about negative events or thoughts that cause them distress, and they do this consciously. Some believe that suppression is a powerful tool for intentional forgetting, while others think that it only causes more harm. Where do suppressed memories go? Do we forget them or simply inhibit their retrieval? 

February 4, 2021

Dynamics of the Lover and the Beloved

Perhaps you’ve seen, or experienced yourself, a relationship where the lovers cannot get enough of each other, are constantly together and have a hard time enjoying themselves outside the company of the other. On the other hand, you might’ve also come across a relationship in which people love each other endlessly but set individual boundaries of where one person ends and the other starts. Similarly, we know some people break-up after realising a change in the other person or within themselves, as opposed to those lovers who stick together through everything, without ever giving up. Have you ever found yourself in any of these situations? Below are some questions we can ask ourselves to reflect on the way we love!

January 21, 2021

Romantic Love: how do we label it?

You might be thinking this is an overly discussed topic, and that we all know what love is by now. It is indeed the most studied and depicted phenomenon, from Plato’s Symposium, to Klimt’s Kiss and to movies like Call Me By Your Name by Guadagnino. Thousands of years of research have undoubtedly uncovered the multi-faceted dynamics surrounding love, as well as formulated an infinite number of theories. But often, we forget the subjectivity of love: it’s something that we all share and seek, yet it is deeply personal and unique for each of us. This article shines upon a few theories of romantic love while inviting you to reflect about your personal views. Keep in mind that there is no right or wrong. You might relate to certain things, to everything or to nothing…