What We Tell Ourselves (And Listen To) Is Crucial
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...
Self-Isolation Is Difficult: Lessons From Day 3
We are lucky enough to work from home so we have plenty of opportunity to keep our minds active. In fact, my workload especially has increased...
Codependency Stories Day 6
Today, we look at W who is making the biggest move of his life. W is moving across the country to be with his loved one...
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...
Emotional Traffic And Self-Talk? Take Leadership!
We all experience self-talk to varying degrees. Some of it can be positive but mostly it berates us, make us feel guilty, angry, can encourage us to slip into addiction…
Connecting With Your Inner Child… What It Means And How To Do It
Just recently, I have been doing a lot of inner child work with very interesting results. Touching the part of our emotional memory that has been locked away for years, can be a powerful, enlightening experience...
Codependency: Why No Contact After Narcissist Abuse Is Essential But It’s Not As Simple As It Sounds
It is common advice when recovering from narcissist abuse to go "no-contact" or more simply put, cut the person completely out of your life and block any possibility they have to get back in touch...
Inner Child Therapy: Countering the Inner Critical Voice
When I practice Inner Child Therapy with clients, we invariably meet the Inner Critic at some stage. This can often be identified because of the “should” statements that are associated with its advice...
Increase your Self-Esteem in 10 Days. Day 10: Celebrate Your Success
You have spent the last nine days learning how the voices and self-talk in your head can become a pattern and a terrible habit to fall into...
Increase your Self-Esteem in 10 Days. Day 9: Know Your Triggers
This covers the most vulnerable parts of your self-worth. It is your weakness. It can hit you in relationships, work, with authority figures or in many other aspects of your life...
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