Defining Healthy Boundaries In Relationships
What exactly is a boundary, when it comes to relationships? Simply put, a boundary is a limit or space between you and the other person; a clear place where you begin and the other person ends...
Thinking Of Yourself Is Not Narcissism: Your Needs Are Important And It Starts With You
There is a fine line between meeting your own needs in a healthy sense and expecting to take everything around you...
Going Through Major Change And Dealing With It
Transition and change are a part of life and the human experience, come in many forms and can be sudden or gradually evolving, stressful, pleasurable, or a mixture of both!...
See Your Core Beliefs As A Bag To Be Carried And Sorted Through
We all see the world in a specific way. Call it what you will.... paradigm... window on the world... frame of reference, it is all the same. It dictates to a large degree how we think, feel and behave in any given situation...
The Narcissist Parent And His Chosen Child
Being in a relationship with a narcissist "type" can be hell. However, what if the narcissist is your parent and has cloned you to be a living "perfect" version of him or her? A child chosen to heal the parent's own broken past...
Sometimes Codependents Need Saving From Themselves
The masses of literature available on the Codependency-Narcissism dance will tell you there are enough of both in this world to make it a big issue...
Dealing With Internal Conflict: A Case Study Part 2: Leadership And Action
What is the point of therapy unless there is a clear measurable goal? A question I have often asked myself and one that I am sure many people who seek therapy ask themselves too...
Be Kind To Your Internal Family And Gain Access To The Self
There are a range of books that tell us how to deal with our Internal family of thinking parts. Most centre on mantras and progressively aggressive language to deal with them...
Building up to “Aha” Moments In Therapy
As a therapist, I am always happy when one of my clients has a "aha" moment. This is that very moment when everything comes together and you just know, it is going to initiate some form of positive change in the client's disposition...
Face It! Increasing Self-Esteem Is A Choice And Can Be Done Like This!
I once read something that has stuck with me for many years. It went something like "there is no success or failure in life... just success and learning opportunities"...
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