May 25, 2022
Do you know what you need at any given time?
Often our needs can become so buried away that we have no idea what we really need.
There re two big reasons for this that I see,
First, women are often conditioned out of attending to our own needs in favour of caring for the needs of others.
Second, a need-shame cycle has...
May 18, 2022
Third in the series, I'm exploring the consept of presence.
This is when you are relaxed, alert and ready for whatever is about to arise. An energetic availability in the present moment.
This again involves dropping over-identification with the mind and its endless repetitive thoughts and accessing a deeper sense...
May 11, 2022
Second in the key concepts series, awareness is the life blood of Gestalt psychotherapy.
Unlike psychoanalysis, Gestalt seeks to build awareness within the client, and within the client/therapist dyad. This deeper knowing of the self is available to all of us but sometimes needs a little help to quiet the mind, process...
May 4, 2022
The first in my mini cast series about key concepts in wellbeing and mental health.
How satisfying is the contact you make with the world? Sometimes it can be intensely satisfying and sometimes not. The key is how much of you is available at the contact boundary.
We limit our availability when we get caught in the mind....