Are you rising to the challenges life is presenting?
When we have a lot on, what usually happens is that the many and varied ways we have of putting a smile on our face, chilling out,...
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Fe Robinson
Aug 17, 20203 min read
The story of the cracked pot
I love this version of the old story of the cracked pot. I hope it finds resonance for you. Once upon a time, there lived a servant who...
Fe Robinson
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Letting your light shine through your troubles
“The most powerful moments of our lives happen when we string together the small flickers of light created by courage, compassion, and...
Fe Robinson
Aug 17, 20202 min read
If you want to belong, then accept yourself
“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be...
Fe Robinson
Aug 8, 20202 min read
Getting to know yourself and those you love in new ways
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted relationships deeply. Our circumstances are all different, both in the generalities that impact us...
Fe Robinson
Aug 8, 20201 min read
Are you laughing enough?
We only laugh when we are happy, right? It’s one approach, for sure. We can see playfulness, laughter and fun as a product of state of...
Fe Robinson
Aug 8, 20202 min read
Finding new perspectives when you don't agree
I received a moving email from Esther Perel this week, reflecting on the many and varied ways that relationships have been impacted by...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20201 min read
Tree on a windy day
On a windy day align your spine with the trunk of a tree. Stay awhile. Know the strength you share. On a 'windy' day Do remember the the...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20202 min read
Do you label yourself?
I’ve heard more than one person delight in the reduction of social contact in recent months on the basis that they are an introvert, and...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20201 min read
The context makes all the difference
As the summer holiday progress, I’ve been noticing how different my experience of being at home with my family most of the time is to...
Fe Robinson
Jul 24, 20202 min read
The benefits of getting out in nature
As the strangeness of our social world continues to unfold, I've been feeling a yearning to be outside, to be out in nature. I've been...
Fe Robinson
Jul 24, 20202 min read
What do you intend to do today?
I came across a really lovely way of thinking about activity last week that helped me change my relationship to to-do lists. It’s easy...
Fe Robinson
Jul 24, 20202 min read
Balance takes more than just stillness
In the last few weeks the concept of emotional balance has come up in my work, and in my being. What popped up for me as I sat with it...
Fe Robinson
Jul 24, 20202 min read
How flexible is your perspective?
If you look at a situation from only one perspective, your information is pretty limited. And yet, that is exactly what many of us do,...
Fe Robinson
Jul 4, 20201 min read
What causes depression?
A meta-analysis of 26 research studies by Risch et al. (2009) shows that while the risk of experiencing depression is correlated with the...
Fe Robinson
Jul 4, 20201 min read
What are your top 20 free treats?
I remember many years ago being challenged to write down a list of at least 20 things that feel like treats that are free, or minimally...
Fe Robinson
Jul 4, 20202 min read
Appreciate what you are, not what you are not
I’m not a professional musician. I’m not a scientist. I’m not a dancer. Or a photographer. Or a botanist. Or a chef. Or many, many...
Fe Robinson
Jul 4, 20201 min read
What it means to treasure
I was intrigued to explore the meaning of the word treasure a few days ago. I was exploring it in the context of what I treasure, rather...
Fe Robinson
Jul 4, 20202 min read
Do you feel the need to be perfect?
Many people have a quest for perfection. If this includes you, you will find it hard to accept that you, or the things you do, are ever...
Fe Robinson
Jun 28, 20201 min read
Turn the lights up, you'll see more!
When I was training to be a psychotherapist, one of the ideas I came across that has really stayed with me is that the only purpose of a...
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Psychotherapy
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