On being true to yourself
“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken” Oscar Wilde Naturally, we all intend to be who we are, to be true to who and what we are,...
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Fe Robinson
Apr 19, 20202 min read
Feeling disappointed?
Disappointment is a difficult emotion. It comes from having an expectation of something, and that expectation not being met. ...
Fe Robinson
Apr 12, 20202 min read
Reflections on death
Death is in the news in an unprecedented way, for we walk in uncharted territory. I’ve noticed that the daily reports of large numbers...
Fe Robinson
Mar 28, 20202 min read
Relationship culture in a stay at home world
These are interesting times for family relationships. All of a sudden our personal space has been reduced, and contact with those we live...
Fe Robinson
Mar 4, 20201 min read
Were you raised for autonomy or loyalty?
Were you raised for autonomy or raised for loyalty? Esther Perel posed this insightful question recently, and it struck a chord with me....
Fe Robinson
Feb 25, 20202 min read
You don't have to solve problems on your own
There can be many reasons that we tend to solve our own problems, and to do so on our own. Perhaps life has turned out so far in a way...
Fe Robinson
Feb 10, 20202 min read
The most important relationship in your life
It’s easy to forget the importance of the way that we relate to ourselves. So much of the time we focus on relationships with others -...
Fe Robinson
Feb 3, 20203 min read
Freeing yourself to want your partner
We are born to relate. Our brains require relationship in order to make connections and grow, being raised without human contact we...
Fe Robinson
Feb 3, 20201 min read
Are you making decisions for yourself?
Sometimes, we make decisions that we believe are right for us, yet we later wonder what we were thinking. How can this be? There are of...
Fe Robinson
Feb 3, 20201 min read
Who's responsible for how you feel?
It’s common to hear people say 'she made me feel...' or 'he leaves me...' when talking about feelings. While it's sometimes a short hand...
Fe Robinson
Jan 29, 20202 min read
The relationship of power and gender
Power shows up in relationships, it can't not. In relationship we play out our psychological patterns, showing them most clearly with...
Fe Robinson
Jan 29, 20201 min read
Gaze at your partner and deepen your relationship
One of the striking features of working therapeutically with couples is that they have often arrived in a place where they need...
Fe Robinson
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Having the courage to love yourself
Sometimes it is hard to be true to yourself when you are in relationship with others. Over the festive season the difficulty of this can...
Fe Robinson
Dec 11, 20192 min read
What do you like to experience sexually and emotionally?
Intimacy happens when we allow ourselves to be fully seen, and we truly see the person with whom we are intimate. We tend to think of...
Fe Robinson
Dec 2, 20192 min read
Can you say what is true for you in your relationship?
In relationships, communication is often an issue. It is very common for couples to draw away from having uncomfortable conversations. ...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20192 min read
We are supposed to depend on each other
"I can't burden anyone with this" "Other people have their own problems" "No-one will understand" "I'm too ashamed to tell anyone" There...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20192 min read
Give yourself permission to do what you sense is right
I ought to. I must. I should. I need to. Other people say I should... She says I'd be crazy to... Any of these sound familiar? If so,...
Fe Robinson
Nov 15, 20192 min read
Trust takes time to develop
Trust can be a tricky concept. We all like to believe we are trusting, it’s mostly portrayed socially as a virtue. And yet, “Don’t you...
Fe Robinson
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Expect at your peril
We all have hopes, and we all dream. Without our aspirations, life would be dull and flat. They can lift us up and inspire us to...
Fe Robinson
Sep 25, 20192 min read
Being who you are, not who others want you to be
"As children we distort our true responses and needs in order to become the child our parents will recognise and appreciate" Judith...
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