musings

Jun 22, 20233 min read

Adapting to our Changing Home

I recently learned a new word: solastalgia. Coined by Glenn Albrecht, an Australian philosopher, solastalgia is a combination of sōlācium...

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libbykostromin

Jan 20, 20233 min read

The Sense in Absence

It is early in the new year of 2023 and I am spending three days, mid-week, at the ‘peaceful, paradise barn’ in rural Alberta. I first...

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longer pieces

2022: Love beyond death: Suicide, acceptance and the awakening of the bereaved.

An autoethnographical enquiry into the profound and transformative journey of a beloved's voluntary death. (master's thesis)

2020: Psychotherapy as Love made Visible

This paper offers an in-depth exploration of the topic of work, as an expression of love, in the context of a spiritual orientation. (Approx. 5000 words)

2019: Spirituality, Psychotherapy and Transformation – A Dance Toward Wholeness

An essay about spirituality, psychotherapy and the relationship between the two, particularly with respect to the healing, growth and transformation possible within the context of a psychotherapeutic relationship. (Approx. 5000 words)