If you think back over your day today, or yesterday, can you clearly remember what motivated most of your actions? Often we move through our days motivated by external forces. Where do we need to be? What do others ask of us or expect of...
A few years ago, if I‘d been asked, I would have said, “talking to myself in any form is madness!”. I would have believed then, that any sign of talking to myself meant that maybe I was starting to become the crazy old lady who...
Listening is so much more than just using our ears to hear. Listening is a foundation in any relationship – it’s the ability to notice how the person I’m talking to chooses to express themselves through their words. Their words tell us a story which...
A few years ago, I received a session from a very talented therapist who practiced a somatic method. It was one of the most difficult periods of my life, dealing with many challenging dilemmas on almost every level and my body screamed out for help....
The experience of touch is an essential need of the human condition, but many of us underestimate it as a means of communication. The connection that occurs when we make physical contact can manifest itself in so many different ways and the way we touch...
She was an ugly child - at least that is what she told me. There was no symmetry in her face and her legs turned inside, she said. While her hand touched the curls many women would die to have, she told me that as a...
At the beginning of sessions, I usually say a few words about my point of view. I talk about our individualities, about the beauty of people being who they are and that each of us carries our own wisdom about ourselves. My job as a...
The most powerful work is done when we can manage to 'get out of our own way'. Being ourselves means we stop trying to conform to what we think a situation wants, needs or expects of us. It's then that we can offer the best version...
Pantarei or 'Panta Rhei’ is ancient Greek and means ‘everything flows’. The term is known as part of the philosophy of Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher of the late 6th century BC. He said “no man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not...
Trust is the foundation of every healthy partnership. Without it, we are lost - searching for mistakes or confirmations of betrayal. It’s easy for us to feel helpless, disappointed or cheated. With it we are stronger, happier, more optimistic and healthier and we are able...