The Unravelling: After the Breaking
One of the difficult times in our lives is the space between the old not working any more and the new not being clear yet. We know we don’t want to go back and yet we don’t know the way forward. What can we do?
‘Therapy’ Articles at BlogsInMind.com Archive
The following articles are related to ‘Therapy’ at BlogsInMind.com Archive.
Collaborating With Life
I am interested in whether we choose to reveal certain parts of our experience or parts of our selves. It seems to me that we may choose what to reveal but that we may not have much choice about what is there — our choice is whether we reveal it or not.
The Childhood Need for Protection Isn’t Just Part of Childhood
Independence and autonomy are vital, and sometimes the childlike part of us needs to be able rely on others to protect us.
A Gestalt Understanding of the Organism and the Self, Part 2
This second part of a two-part article explores the self as the meeting of organism and environment, and the role of that self in Gestalt therapy.
A Gestalt Understanding of the Organism and the Self, Part 1
Part one of this two-part article explores how attending to the relationship between the organism and its environment means that in one sense, Gestalt therapy is focused on the individual, while in another, it is not.
Personality and Identity: Do I Stay the Same ‘Me’ Over the Years?
During an active imagination exercise, I discovered “It’s OK to play”. This was a liberation for me. I felt both relaxed and energised. I experienced it as a liberation for/of ‘me’.
Creating and Receiving Ourselves
How else can I make sense of part of my experience except to say that I discover myself, or that there is an aspect of me that simply is?