Self love is not the same as selfishness. It is exercising self care by making wise choices for ourselves and bringing warmth and friendliness to this self care. We love ourselves effectively when we organize our relationships, our diet, our … Continue reading
When we notice our thinking and what it is going on about – whether it is angry aggressive thoughts or envious thoughts or mean thoughts or whatever it is – we bring kindness and warmth to this noticing. We bring … Continue reading
We all have a range of feelings including feelings that may be pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. Many of us either escalate our feelings with thoughts and actions in response to a person or situation, or we distract ourselves from whatever … Continue reading
Staying present, curiosity, acceptance, gentle humor, warmth and friendliness, and simple noticing without judgement are some of the most important tools to bring to your inner work.
When it comes to working with the psyche you – the client/patient – need to be ready to do the work. An important starting point is a general sense of curiosity about yourself and the will to understand yourself better. … Continue reading
Therapy is a venture in self-exploration. Gentle curiosity is a useful quality to bring to this venture. Life – past, present, and future – offers opportunities for investigation. Engaging with situations we might usually avoid, conversations with our families of … Continue reading
… an analytic point of view will be centered in a recognition that the interpersonal relationship between practitioner and patient is the core container for the patient’s development. A contemporary understanding of the therapeutic relationship begins by recognizing that we … Continue reading
We often think of people who have self-esteem as people who feel good about themselves all the time and often thoughts of success run alongside this notion. In my view success and a tightly held notion of being happy all … Continue reading
Is there a common thread to all theses (types) of treatment? A common thread to psychoanalytic, cognitive, humanistic, transpersonal? In a very general sense, yes. It is this: awareness in and of itself is curative. Every therapeutic school … attempts, … Continue reading
