Shame is the deepest of all emotions and has the ability to overwhelm those who acquire it. When we feel shame, we tend to feel alone…
We can all remember events in our childhood where we felt shame and those memories linger. You can see children being shamed every day on the streets of any town or city…
It’s never easy to carry the burden of your childhood, your somewhat dysfunctional connection to the imperfect people we grew up with, and finally come to the realization as an adult that it has affected our whole life…
In my last post, I tackled the concept of transference in therapy. That is, the transfer of feelings from a significant person, past or present, onto the therapist…
Transference happens in therapy a lot. In fact, it can happen in any relationship but is closely associated with the therapeutic relationship between a client and therapist…
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We all do it. Something happens, we find ourselves in a situation where an assumption jumps up…
I always remember the quote ” Life is about the choices you make. If you want a better life, make different choices”…
Yesterday, I was reminded by am email sent from a regular reader of my blog about the power of language and the use of certain words when reporting on the current virus crisis…
I come from a country where the ‘stiff upper lip’ and ‘wartime spirit’ are very much part of the national psyche…
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