Emotions are OK
Uncomfortable conversations are OK. Emotions are OK. Real matters. I wrote these three notes to myself a few days ago to remind me that I...
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Fe Robinson
Mar 152 min read
The Fawn Trauma Response
In my reading about Trauma and our responses to it, I’ve been drawn to noticing the fawn response, which is not talked about so much as...
Fe Robinson
Jan 222 min read
Healing love
“The truth is you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation.”...
Fe Robinson
Jan 112 min read
Loosening your personal defences
“Like a tree, our growth depends upon our ability to soften, loosen, and shed defences we no longer need.” Daily OM I received an...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20232 min read
Using sponsorship to overcome dysfunctional behaviour
Today I want to talk about the idea of sponsorship. Sponsorship is the process of holding a space open for people to enter, explore, and...
Fe Robinson
Oct 6, 20233 min read
When independence is getting in the way...
“The inability to receive support from others is a trauma response. Your “I don’t need anyone, I’ll just do it myself” conditioning is a...
Fe Robinson
Sep 17, 20232 min read
When therapy comes to an end
Working as a psychotherapist, I have a pretty continual stream of relationships that begin, and end. It’s a natural feature of my work...
Fe Robinson
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Letting go of control
“Offer what you have to offer Offer it with love Let go of having it work” I heard this lovely sentiment many, many years ago at an NLP...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Letting go of fixing others
“Offer what you have to offer Offer it with love Let go of having it work” I heard this lovely sentiment many, many years ago at an NLP...
Fe Robinson
Jul 15, 20232 min read
The nature of mature intimacy
“intimacy is the process of being in touch with or knowing oneself in the presence of a partner” David Schnarch In psychotherapy, it is...
Fe Robinson
Jul 3, 20232 min read
The power of different perspectives
It’s a lovely moment in therapy when a client suddenly gains a new perspective. Oftentimes, the pain that brings people to see me is...
Fe Robinson
May 12, 20232 min read
On boundaries...
Here’s a useful infographic about boundaries. It’s a word bandied about a lot, and it's good to look practically at what it actually...
Fe Robinson
May 12, 20232 min read
The link between dissociation and attachment
Dissociation can be a challenging psychological symptom to work with. When dissociated, people experience themselves less directly. ...
Fe Robinson
Feb 11, 20233 min read
On being boundaried
In several contexts this week I’ve been reminded of the power of being clear about boundaries. The word boundary is a noun, and it’s...
Fe Robinson
Feb 4, 20232 min read
Tapping into your intuitive wisdom to learn more about your experience
Many moons ago, when I trained in NLP, I was fortunate to have a course rich with content about expanding awareness into that which us...
Fe Robinson
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Reflecting on what makes you strong
A colleague who works with families introduced me to a lovely exercise recently that captured my imagination. Aimed at increasing...
Fe Robinson
Jan 6, 20232 min read
Finding interconnectedness within yourself
I was reflecting recently on the deep interconnectedness that exists between humans, other humans, our ecosystem, fellow animals and our...
Fe Robinson
Jan 5, 20232 min read
A conversation about how you feel is not supposed to end in an argument
“A conversation about how you feel is not supposed to end in an argument” The Mind Journal I’ve been reflecting recently on themes of...
Fe Robinson
Dec 23, 20222 min read
Connecting beyond yourself
I was reflecting recently on the deep interconnectedness that exists between humans, other humans, our ecosystem, fellow animals and our...
Fe Robinson
Nov 11, 20222 min read
Why uncomfortable is not a bad thing
We all have habitual ways of behaving. They are comfortable and normal, and mostly they are not even on our radar, we just act and speak...
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