Are you suppressing your anger?
Anger is an unpopular emotion, and frankly it gets quite a bad press. The caricature of an angry person is red faced, steam coming out...
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Fe Robinson
Nov 13, 20212 min read
The ABCD of Encountering Emotions
Often, what brings clients into therapy is a reticence to experience their feelings. This can show up in all sorts of ways, in low mood...
Fe Robinson
Oct 22, 20212 min read
Grounded adaptation
“Adaptability does not prioritize drastic change over fierce rigidity. Adaptability is the conversation within us between stability and...
Fe Robinson
Oct 15, 20211 min read
Having the courage to feel
I was listening to Andrew Seubert recently talking about The Courage To Feel. I liked the way he described feelings, as embodied...
Fe Robinson
Sep 10, 20212 min read
Can you switch off?
Sometimes, we can get caught in a trap of feeling continually ‘on.’ It may feel like you’re on a hamster wheel, needing to be in...
Fe Robinson
Sep 5, 20211 min read
Is guilt a bad thing?
Sometimes clients come into therapy wanting to be absolved of guilt when they have done something they regret. Guilt is painful, and this...
Fe Robinson
Aug 21, 20212 min read
The loss inherent in love
"Everything you love will probably be lost, but, in the end, love will return in a different way." Franz Kafka This quote touched me...
Fe Robinson
Aug 15, 20212 min read
On feeling inadequate...
Week by week I’ve been looking at Erik Erikson’s model of psychosocial development, which is one way of looking at key developmental...
Fe Robinson
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Having the strength to feel your emotions
One of the central themes of therapeutic work is how client’s experience their feelings. For some, there is overwhelm. For others, a...
Fe Robinson
Jul 10, 20212 min read
True brave
“When your eyes seek and your heart is open, that is true brave” - Anne with an E I just loved this line when I heard it while watching...
Fe Robinson
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Being alone (all-one)
I discovered recently that the root of the word alone is all-one. Clarissa Pinkola Estes expresses this beautifully, saying “To be all...
Fe Robinson
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Adults need play
A theme I often return to is play, and its importance. I was first introduced to this concept back in 2008 by Stephen Gilligan with his...
Fe Robinson
Jun 26, 20211 min read
Letting emotions and thoughts flow
I often hear people saying they cope with emotions and thoughts by avoiding them. Sometimes, it may feel the only option available. ...
Fe Robinson
May 1, 20211 min read
Welcoming what you most want to avoid
It’s natural to want to turn away from things that make us feel uncomfortable. Our biology is set up to seek out the pleasant, and avoid...
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