society

Narcissism 1: What selflove is not

2048 1536 Elisabeth Karsten

These days I read a fascinating book. The literal translation of the original German title is: “The narcissistic society” by Hans-Joachim Maaz. It is as…

The Power Of Biology

873 931 Elisabeth Karsten

It is summer. It is hot. We want to wear as little clothes as possible, preferably none at all. But we are not among indigenous…

A Little More Balance Yet Again

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Last Friday, on the 26th of June 2015 the US supreme court decided for same sex marriage to be legalized throughout the entire country. Laws…

Fear of the other: shame and vulnerability

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The American social researcher Brené Brown, known to a broader public since her fantastic TEDx talks about vulnerability in 2010, has also written quite a…

Real fairy tales

1889 1942 Elisabeth Karsten

The fascination for the fairytale archetypes like king and queen or prince and princess lasts to this day. Especially if they are of flesh and…

Flash or hearth fire?

1738 1760 Elisabeth Karsten

In the 21st century people use their available media to find a partner. Currently also with one or the other smartphone app. But the wish…

Knights of the 21st century

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The idea of a “Knight of modern times” including honor code has been on my mind for a while and I told a young client…

The Snowqueen is hot!

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It is wellknown that Disney films have a longstanding tradition of heroines whose adventure often ends in a wedding dress. But “Frozen” (USA 2013) is…

Hammer Or Cooking Spoon?

2560 1381 Elisabeth Karsten

Of course it should actually say hammer AND cooking spoon… However there is still a stereotype notion of what a man is and should be…