Heart over head?
“What’s different about the heart is that the heart doesn’t do calculations. The heart reads energy.” Bruce Lipton It’s a language...
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Fe Robinson
Nov 21, 20192 min read
Do you gaslight yourself?
In recent times the invidious practice of gas lighting has been much highlighted. Gaslighting is a form of persistent manipulation and...
Fe Robinson
Nov 20, 20192 min read
EMDR is seldom as scary as clients fear
As Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) becomes more well known, clients are increasingly coming to therapy asking for...
Fe Robinson
Nov 15, 20192 min read
Trust takes time to develop
Trust can be a tricky concept. We all like to believe we are trusting, it’s mostly portrayed socially as a virtue. And yet, “Don’t you...
Fe Robinson
Nov 15, 20192 min read
Which fairy-tale character speaks most to you?
Working with clients, I am often reminded of the power of metaphor. For example, when building awareness of the way a client perceives...
Fe Robinson
Nov 15, 20191 min read
How do trauma treatments heal?
I heard a very helpful description of trauma treatment recently from Justin Havens, Psychotherapist. When we are traumatised, all the...
Fe Robinson
Nov 15, 20192 min read
How do couples and individual psychotherapies differ?
When you have had individual therapy, it can be a surprise that couples work feels different. And vice versa. So what are the...
Fe Robinson
Nov 15, 20191 min read
Are you feeling brave today?
I was recently given a beautiful book called The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. Here’s the first quote I saw...
Fe Robinson
Nov 8, 20192 min read
10 questions to ask yourself before your first psychotherapy session
Psychotherapy is an investment. You invest your time, energy and your money because you want things to be different. Like any investment,...
Fe Robinson
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Positive thinking not working?
It is a common problem for clients to say they are finding their thoughts negative and debilitating and really need relief from them. ...
Fe Robinson
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Why can't I stop my mind and find stillness?
“Stillness does not come from stopping the mind from doing its thing, although seasoned meditators will experience seemingly eternal...
Fe Robinson
Nov 4, 20192 min read
I'll feel better when...
There is a very human tendency to believe that if something could just change outside of ourselves we will feel better. This is at one...
Fe Robinson
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Expect at your peril
We all have hopes, and we all dream. Without our aspirations, life would be dull and flat. They can lift us up and inspire us to...
Fe Robinson
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Control is an illusion
It is a frequent problem for clients that they feel out of control. In times of change, things we take for granted are no longer so...
Fe Robinson
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Inspiration from Pa Salt
"Life is about intuition, with a splash of logic. If you learn to use the two in the right balance, any decision you take will normally...
Fe Robinson
Oct 25, 20191 min read
What are you grateful for?
I recently came across Jizo figures and I am really struck by them. Jizo figures can frequently be found along paths and roadways in...
Fe Robinson
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Fallen leaves and flowering fuschias!
Each time I look out of my therapy room window, I see a scene that speaks of the complexity of life. Fallen red leaves surrounding a pot...
Fe Robinson
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Stand Still
Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful...
Fe Robinson
Oct 21, 20191 min read
What you resist will persist
It’s natural to want to turn away from things that make us feel uncomfortable. Our biology is set up to seek out the pleasant, and avoid...
Fe Robinson
Oct 21, 20193 min read
Does your story serve you?
I’ve been reflecting this week on the power of the stories we believe about ourselves and about the things that happen to us. It seems...
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