Six practical ways to change the way you feel
In this article, there are six practical ways you can help yourself with your emotions. You can think of it as working on your...
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Fe Robinson
Mar 13, 20212 min read
How are your routines and rituals evolving?
“Routines are concrete repetitive actions that help us develop skills while creating continuity and order. Rituals are routines elevated...
Fe Robinson
Mar 13, 20212 min read
You are not a stranger here
“You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here.” – Alan Watts I happened...
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Mar 12, 20211 min read
Neck deep in grace
“We are all neck-deep in grace. Whoever we are, we are held by the warmth of the sun and the shining embrace of the snow, nourished by...
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Mar 11, 20212 min read
Celebrating Maha Shivratri
Today is Maha Shivratri, one of the largest and most significant among the sacred festival nights of India, coming from the Hindu...
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Mar 8, 20211 min read
International Women's Day
This International Women’s Day I wanted to reflect on the tendency some of us have of judging our own worth and value on the opinions of...
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Mar 6, 20212 min read
The being and doing of psychotherapy
I’ve been following a debate amongst some fellow psychotherapists recently musing about ‘doing’ and ‘being’ in psychotherapy. You may...
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Mar 6, 20212 min read
Do you hold your breath in?
I heard Bessel van der Kolk, he of trauma treatment fame, comment that you can’t do psychotherapy with a client who is not continuously...
Fe Robinson
Mar 6, 20212 min read
Be yourself, not who others try and make you
Who are you, what you believe to be true about yourself, or what others tell you you are? My sense of it is that we are complex beings. ...
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Mar 3, 20212 min read
Letting your present update your past experience
“It is just amazing how we follow patterns we created until "reality" bumps into us and forces us to reconsider the current validity of...
Fe Robinson
Feb 28, 20212 min read
Psychotherapy is about contact
I’ve been reflecting this week on the nature of psychotherapy and what makes it magical. Like any psychotherapist, I have days when my...
Fe Robinson
Feb 28, 20211 min read
We are showered with gifts not to keep
"We are showered every day with gifts, but they are not meant for us to keep. Their life is in their movement, the inhale and the exhale...
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Feb 28, 20212 min read
What do you want to feel?
Frequently I hear clients coming to therapy asking for a particular feeling state. It may be that they want to feel calm. Or happy. Or...
Fe Robinson
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Wild Geese reflecting on the water
“The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflection The water has no mind to receive their image.” — Zenrin Kushu This Friday a Zen...
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Feb 19, 20211 min read
Care Day 2021
Care Day, the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people with care experience, is happening today. Care Day 2021 is an...
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Feb 17, 20211 min read
Random Acts of Kindness Day
Everyone can use more kindness in their lives. Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind acts for others as well as...
Fe Robinson
Feb 13, 20211 min read
The importance of rhythm and interaction
I am enjoying watching a NICABM series at the moment focused on Treating Trauma. This week I wanted to blog about one of the ways...
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Feb 13, 20211 min read
How EMDR Works
Here’s a video of Dr. Andrew Huberman, a Stanford Neuroscientist, talking about the importance of forward action in subduing our stress...
Fe Robinson
Feb 13, 20212 min read
What's the rhythm of your free dance?
Those who know me will know I am a big fan of finding ways to release emotion and energy. A key role of psychotherapy is to help clients...
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Feb 13, 20212 min read
If your heart is not open, you cannot give or receive
A wise person commented to me recently: “If your heart’s not open, you can’t give or receive.” I was struck by the resonance in me with...
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