For the interim time
This wonderful John O’Donohue poem has popped into my awareness a few times in recent weeks, I wanted to share it for all those who may...
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Fe Robinson
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Grief is not only about death
People are generally familiar with the idea that when someone dies, we grieve. There are many ways of describing the process grief might...
Fe Robinson
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Trust yourself
Sometimes it is easy to lose trust in what you are experiencing. It may be that someone else somehow undermines you, convincing you that...
Fe Robinson
Dec 1, 20211 min read
I cannot tell you how the light comes
"I cannot tell you how the light comes. What I know is that it is more ancient than imagining. That it travels across an astounding...
Fe Robinson
Nov 26, 20211 min read
Native American Proverb
Walk as tall as the trees Live as strong as the mountains Be as gentle as the spring winds Keep the warmth of the summer sun in your...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20213 min read
My relationship is not working...what's wrong with me?!
When people come into therapy to talk about relationship problems, they often feel that there must be something wrong with them. This is...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20212 min read
The two questions clients want answered up front
There are two key questions that many clients want to address when they come for an initial session of psychotherapy, and they are...
Fe Robinson
Nov 19, 20212 min read
What's your life story?
I’ve had the pleasure of making some new connections personally and professionally in recent weeks, which has felt good after the...
Fe Robinson
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Therapy activates your social engagement system
When we think of being in danger, the fight/flight response is perhaps the response that most readily comes to mind. Our sympathetic...
Fe Robinson
Nov 13, 20212 min read
Presence in the therapy room
I had the pleasure of delivering a workshop recently with some Counselling degree students at Bishop Auckland College. I went to talk to...
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
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Repression, supression, expression and awareness
The opposite of repression and suppression is not expression, its awareness. I heard Andrew Seubert make this excellent observation in a...
Fe Robinson
Nov 5, 20212 min read
Get your elbows out!
I was invited recently to be playful with my elbows, to explore what it’s like to really put them out and take up some space. I confess...
Fe Robinson
Nov 5, 20212 min read
The bridge that breath provides
It seems to me we are not one, solid, unchanging being, but rather a deeply interconnected web of life from which consciousness arises. ...
Fe Robinson
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Shine your light this Diwali
The festival of Diwali is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists, for each representing something slightly different. ...
Fe Robinson
Nov 3, 20212 min read
National Stress Awareness Day
We all need some pressure in our lives, it can be stimulating and energising, and help us achieve more than we would if we were never...
Fe Robinson
Oct 22, 20212 min read
Useful perceptions
“We don’t perceive the world as it is, we perceive it as it is useful for us to do so.” Anil Seth in Being You Seth’s recent exploration...
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
Being the artist of your own life
“You are the artist of your own life. Don’t hand the paintbrush to anyone else!” I saw this quote online and it made me smile, I’m not...
Fe Robinson
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Re-finding your intimate connection
A consistent theme bringing couples into couples counselling is the loss of their sense of togetherness, a loss of intimacy. I often...
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