Taking responsibility for your well-being
It’s topical at the moment, the idea of taking responsibility for our own choices and health. This is far from a new idea however. We...
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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 23, 20211 min read
Balance yourself, not your activity
I hate the idea of work-life balance. Why is work treated as an opposite that is somehow separate from life? Most people spend so much...
Fe Robinson
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Finding the comfort of connection
When I opened my copy of Matt Haig’s new book The Comfort Book, it was with some excitement, I am a big fan. A few seconds later these...
Fe Robinson
Jul 16, 20211 min read
Timeless, endless love
These words were the final verse of a poem I wrote a while back, they leave me with a smile. We each are one, whole and complete And yet...
Fe Robinson
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Learning from yourself in relationship
We come to know ourselves through our interactions with other people. It’s a bit like others hold up a mirror to us, we see ourselves...
Fe Robinson
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Do you trust in the world?
I’ve been pondering Erik Erikson’s theory of psycho-social development of late, which sets out eight stages of development along our way...
Fe Robinson
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Owning your privileges
The work of psychotherapy is vast and deep. Themes running through the many ways it can help are enabling clients to learn how to...
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 10, 20211 min read
Listening to your internal story-tellers
When we are traumatised, it is usual to believe we are damaged, broken, and even beyond repair. Ana Gomez has a lovely re-frame for...
Fe Robinson
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Preparing for couples counselling
Couples counselling works best when there is a common goal that is meaningful and congruent for both partners. Where this is not the...
Fe Robinson
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Epitaph
These words speak so eloquently for themselves, I hope they touch you as they do me. Epitaph - By Merrit Malloy When I die Give what’s...
Fe Robinson
Jul 9, 20211 min read
Smiles of nature
“Colours are the smiles of nature” Leigh Hunt Wishing you a weekend filled with nature’s colours. Here’s a splash I found by the River...
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, 20212 min read
Where do I live as a therapist?
I was recently asked some excellent questions: Where do I live as a therapist? What lenses do I use to see through the clinical landscape...
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
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Welcome Bella!
I was thrilled to receive a new fuchsia last week - a tall dark leaved variety with a profusion of flowers called ‘Bella.’ I’ve planted...
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
Jun 26, 20211 min read
For whom are you most available?
Time is a funny thing, while sometimes minutes can feel like hours, it’s also true that there are a limited number of hours in the week....
Fe Robinson
Jun 26, 20212 min read
You are a unique unfolding universe
In my twenties, I recall going on a Dale Carnegie training course, and being told ‘seek first to understand, and then to be understood.’ ...
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