The skill of saying no - how to do it in practice
My last post on this subject invited you to consider your own philosophical and conceptual stance as well as a range of other factors...
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- Feb 4, 2022
- 6 min
Learning to say no - the conceptual underpinnings
Do you know this situation: Somebody is asking you for a favor and your gut feel tells you to say no but you still find yourself saying...
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- Jan 21, 2022
- 5 min
Labelling - a parenting pitfall that can bring your child to therapy
I am facing questions of parenting on a daily basis - the parenting my clients received, the parenting they are engaged in right now, and...
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- Jan 7, 2022
- 5 min
Practicing the art of calm assertiveness
In my last post, I was writing about what being assertive actually means, why we may choose not to assert ourselves and what could be the...
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- Dec 24, 2021
- 5 min
A vision of calm assertiveness
Have you ever experienced this? Someone is entering a room, and everyone else goes quiet. The person doesn't even have to say anything....
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- Dec 10, 2021
- 5 min
Procrastination - do we even need this word?
I started the day feeling fairly confident in myself and now this: My seemingly great ideas are not going anywhere, one after another. I...
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- Nov 26, 2021
- 6 min
Empathy - so crucial and yet so hard to maintain
I have been meaning to write a post about empathy for some time but I notice how there is some resistance in me. I think I am afraid not...
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- Nov 12, 2021
- 5 min
Do I have to love myself?
One of the things I have noticed over recent years is how widespread the use of the terms love and self love have become. I often hear...
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- Oct 29, 2021
- 5 min
How to work with a positive self-statement
Unfortunately, we are so very good at talking ourselves down, often multiple times a day, often without even realizing. The negative...
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- Oct 15, 2021
- 5 min
What our dreams can tell us
I don't know about you but since an early age, I have been interested in the meaning of dreams. I remember buying a book about Freudian...
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- Oct 9, 2021
- 5 min
Expanding our emotional literacy
'How have you been?' I am asking my client. 'OK' she answers. This is a typical exchange that may happen at the start of a therapy...
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- Oct 9, 2021
- 5 min
The power of pep talk
Do you have these moments when you want to curl up in a ball like an embryo and hide under the covers? When the world seems too hostile a...
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- Oct 9, 2021
- 5 min
Facing up to the challenges of parenthood
Pregnancy is one of those times in our life that invites us to review our own childhood and the parenting we received in order to figure...
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