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Atsuko Kawakami

2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2023-2025

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Because the World Did Not End When I Was Seventeen: From Death Anxiety to Resilience, Self-Compassion, and Self-Transcendence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography June 1, 2025 Anastasia Mora, Atsuko Kawakami

The pandemic reminded not only sociologists, public health specialists, and medical personnel but also the general population of the health disparities and the importance of building resilience in society. Despite a wide range of COVID-19 severity and experiences among different groups, it is important to recognize what individuals have learned from the pandemic as a shared experience. While...

Ayahuasca in Western society and the metacognitive counselling approach

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research March 2, 2023 Atsuko Kawakami, Masako Suzuki 1 citation

Abstract Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic plant used throughout South America for religious, cultural and healing ceremonies. Previous studies have analysed it as a therapy method from either the microperspective, such as physiological and psychological effects of substance use, or the macroperspective, such as legal issues or cultural appropriation of ayahuasca by Westerners. There is a need to...