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Anger is an unpopular emotion, and frankly it gets quite a bad press. The caricature of an angry person is red faced, steam coming out...

Often, what brings clients into therapy is a reticence to experience their feelings. This can show up in all sorts of ways, in low mood...

“Adaptability does not prioritize drastic change over fierce rigidity. Adaptability is the conversation within us between stability and...

I was listening to Andrew Seubert recently talking about The Courage To Feel. I liked the way he described feelings, as embodied...

Sometimes, we can get caught in a trap of feeling continually ‘on.’ It may feel like you’re on a hamster wheel, needing to be in...

Sometimes clients come into therapy wanting to be absolved of guilt when they have done something they regret. Guilt is painful, and this...

"Everything you love will probably be lost, but, in the end, love will return in a different way." Franz Kafka This quote touched me...

Week by week I’ve been looking at Erik Erikson’s model of psychosocial development, which is one way of looking at key developmental...

One of the central themes of therapeutic work is how client’s experience their feelings. For some, there is overwhelm. For others, a...

“When your eyes seek and your heart is open, that is true brave” - Anne with an E I just loved this line when I heard it while watching...

I discovered recently that the root of the word alone is all-one. Clarissa Pinkola Estes expresses this beautifully, saying “To be all...

A theme I often return to is play, and its importance. I was first introduced to this concept back in 2008 by Stephen Gilligan with his...

I often hear people saying they cope with emotions and thoughts by avoiding them. Sometimes, it may feel the only option available. ...

It’s natural to want to turn away from things that make us feel uncomfortable. Our biology is set up to seek out the pleasant, and avoid...