A Bear Necessity

For my first blog post, I used a recent article I wrote on the link between mental and sexual health. I hope you enjoyed it but I acknowledge it is a tad long. (Any piece of writing where someone starts a paragraph with ‘Moreover…’ is decidedly too long to really read in one go.)

You, dear reader, might be curious about this blog section. Perhaps a bit skeptical about my motives. You got me. It’s all about the SEO, baby.

But also, there’s something about having a section to just write and maybe connect with someone out there that is quite inviting.

In Primary One, I remember writing a short four-line poem about Baloo the bear (from Disney’s The Jungle Book) which got pasted onto the wall just under the blackboard (that’s how old I am, I remember having to pat white puffs of chalk dust off my blue pinafore). I felt so proud to be selected, amazed that something that came from my mind and that I wrote, in my own handwriting could be deemed wall-worthy.

I sometimes work with clients who remember similar tiny but impactful moments. Memories like these kindle more than just cognitive recollection; it’s something that they kept in their hearts that makes them feel warm and seen and loved, something not just valuable but important. It is wonderful when we are able to access that for ourselves, years later.

All that to say, I do like writing. I don’t do much of it. But maybe now I will?