How are your mental health symptoms trying to help you?
Before you make a change, it is important to be clear about what the current situation gives you. Remember that odd old phrase ‘don’t...
top of page
Blog
Search
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
Sep 5, 20212 min read
Therapy is about clients, not therapists!
On a training course a while ago, I heard a metaphor for therapy that I liked. The trainer described the role of a therapist ole as that...
Fe Robinson
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Every day acts of kindness for yourself
A common reason to come to therapy is because of poor self-image and low self-esteem. You may experience yourself as stupid, bas, ugly,...
Fe Robinson
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Are you at ease with intimacy?
Continuing my series on his model, the sixth stage in Erik Erickson’s model of psychosocial development is that of intimacy and...
Fe Robinson
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Maximising your health
I’ve been reading Cured by Jeff Rediger over the last few weeks, an exploration of mind-body connection and the immune system in the...
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 21, 20211 min read
Using your breathing to change how you feel
I had a singing lesson recently from the lovely Rosie at @happyinharmony1 and discovered something that blew my mind. Did you know you...
Fe Robinson
Aug 21, 20212 min read
Do you have a strong sense of who you are?
The fifth stage in Erik Erickson’s model of psychosocial development, which he suggested occurs in adolescence between the ages of 12-18,...
Fe Robinson
Aug 20, 20211 min read
Come home to your body
“Being in our bodies is not about performance or results, it's about coming home. It's a pleasurable, sensual connection that reminds us...
Fe Robinson
Aug 15, 20212 min read
Reflections on self-love
I was reading some Esther Perel this week, and happened upon a quote about self-love that really spoke to me. She describes it as “about...
Fe Robinson
Aug 15, 20211 min read
Need to manage your emotional state better?
When client’s come into therapy, it’s very common for them to have goals which are about feeling states. They might say ‘I feel...
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
Aug 13, 20211 min read
Just stand there shining...
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” Anne Lamott This quote really made...
Fe Robinson
Aug 7, 20212 min read
Viewing things in multiple ways
“External events are neutral. They only gain positive or negative value the moment they enter our mind. It’s ultimately up to us how we...
Fe Robinson
Aug 7, 20212 min read
Are you at peace with showing initiative?
Today I want to talk about the third stage of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development model, which is one way of explaining the phases we...
Fe Robinson
Aug 6, 20211 min read
The miracle of walking on earth
"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in...
Fe Robinson
Aug 4, 20211 min read
National Play Day
Today is national Playday, and this year the organisers are encouraging families, carers, and communities to help children enjoy a Summer...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20212 min read
Can you be autonomous when you wish?
Two weeks ago I blogged about stage one of Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development model, today I’m introducing the second...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20211 min read
Take a moment, take a breath...
I heard this little ditty on a children’s TV programme this week, it woke me up a bit. Take a moment Take a breath Make a plan and Try...
Fe Robinson
Psychotherapy
bottom of page