Mindful breathing
Today, I want to talk about breathing. Simple? yes. Easy to optimise? No, not for most of us. Life-changing? Potentially. "In reality,...
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Fe Robinson
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Having the courage to love yourself
Sometimes it is hard to be true to yourself when you are in relationship with others. Over the festive season the difficulty of this can...
Fe Robinson
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Wisdom from the ice
I took a young child ice skating for the first time recently. It was a quite wonderful experience. Today I thought I'd write about what...
Fe Robinson
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Transcending limiting beliefs
Limiting beliefs can be powerful. After all, the only function of a belief is to prove itself right. Beliefs are not facts, rather they...
Fe Robinson
Jan 6, 20201 min read
Wild Geese
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let...
Fe Robinson
Jan 6, 20201 min read
On spotting miracles
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ...
Fe Robinson
Jan 6, 20201 min read
Making tricky decisions
Sometimes we have to make decisions that will have significant consequences for us in the future, and it can be hard to know which way to...
Fe Robinson
Dec 11, 20192 min read
Being a Psychotherapist 2: Who is it that speaks?
In this second blog on the theme of being a psychotherapist, I am exploring the theme of who it is that speaks in psychotherapy. At one...
Fe Robinson
Dec 11, 20193 min read
Being a Psychotherapist 1: Turn Up
I was asked recently what it is that I do as a psychotherapist. It would be easy to give a simple answer describing the kinds of clients...
Fe Robinson
Dec 11, 20192 min read
Are you happy?
Are you happy? This seems to be a frequently asked question, with a 'right' answer. Happy = good, anything else = a problem. But how...
Fe Robinson
Dec 11, 20192 min read
What do you like to experience sexually and emotionally?
Intimacy happens when we allow ourselves to be fully seen, and we truly see the person with whom we are intimate. We tend to think of...
Fe Robinson
Dec 2, 20192 min read
Can you say what is true for you in your relationship?
In relationships, communication is often an issue. It is very common for couples to draw away from having uncomfortable conversations. ...
Fe Robinson
Dec 2, 20192 min read
The search for meaning
A loss of meaning is a painful experience. It may be that a cherished job role no longer seems to have a purpose, hobbies that lose their...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20192 min read
You exist beyond your body
We tend to think of ourselves as matter. A solid, homogenous being that exists within our skin. All that is beyond our skin is therefore...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20192 min read
A few mindfulness thoughts
Mindfulness is now known to be beneficial for mental health. Learning how to let yourself be, allowing thoughts and feelings to arise,...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20192 min read
We are supposed to depend on each other
"I can't burden anyone with this" "Other people have their own problems" "No-one will understand" "I'm too ashamed to tell anyone" There...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20191 min read
The wisdom in our darkness
“There is nothing I have found, in all my pursuit of pleasure-seeking distraction, that can compare with feeling at home in one’s self....
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20191 min read
Love yourself?
Loving yourself is something you do every day, in every moment, for the rest of your life. Self-love is a way of living, a practice, and...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20192 min read
Is what you want for the future a dream?
As an outcome oriented practitioner, I am interested from the outset of psychotherapy to know what clients would like to have happen. One...
Fe Robinson
Nov 25, 20192 min read
Give yourself permission to do what you sense is right
I ought to. I must. I should. I need to. Other people say I should... She says I'd be crazy to... Any of these sound familiar? If so,...
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