Your most important relationship is with yourself
Reading a Derek Walcott poem recently I was reminded of the importance of the way that we relate to ourselves. So much of the time we...
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Fe Robinson
Oct 21, 20192 min read
Get moving!
I often work with clients who have had their symptoms for a long time. It can be easy to think anxiety, or low mood, are unchanging, and...
Fe Robinson
Oct 11, 20191 min read
What do you want to enact in your life?
To Enact. The dictionary definitions of enact are to put into practice, to act out, and to make law. I find it a powerful word. It...
Fe Robinson
Oct 11, 20192 min read
Psychotherapy is a physical experience
Talking therapy. We just sit and talk - right? Well, yes, and no. Have you ever sat down next to someone and in moments noticed your...
Fe Robinson
Oct 11, 20191 min read
Your past happened to you
I learned something of the power of compassion recently. At a meditation group I go to weekly, I dropped the Buddha statue. The group...
Fe Robinson
Oct 11, 20192 min read
The losses that change brings
Life does not stay the same. It changes. You finish a job, or start a new one. You move house. You become a parent. Your child leaves...
Fe Robinson
Oct 11, 20192 min read
The value of Humility
It seems to me that humility is a quality that is being valued less than it deserves. Today I want to reflect on the meaning of humility...
Fe Robinson
Oct 4, 20192 min read
With no outcome, any road will do
I've been reflecting recently on my long term professional goals. It's a while since I've done so, and it was good to sit down and make...
Fe Robinson
Oct 4, 20192 min read
No-go zones in clinical supervision?
I’ve been reflecting lately on what it is that makes for good clinical supervision. Clinicians all know its an essential part of our...
Fe Robinson
Oct 4, 20191 min read
Peace comes from within
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” - Buddha There is a Buddhist figure, Achalanatha, who stands firm in the heat of a...
Fe Robinson
Oct 4, 20191 min read
Be who you are
I was asked last week who I want to be as a Psychotherapist. My response? I want to be me. To show up fully and vibrantly. To be...
Fe Robinson
Oct 4, 20191 min read
What can you cherish right now?
“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.” - Buddha I once asked a talented...
Fe Robinson
Oct 4, 20192 min read
What don't you want to talk about?
Sometimes we unconsciously go to great lengths to avoid what we feel. We may choose not to look too closely, perhaps putting our unease...
Fe Robinson
Oct 4, 20191 min read
When a curse turns out to bless you...
I have a climbing plant in my garden that since my new therapy room was built has been a source of some irritation. The pathway is a...
Fe Robinson
Sep 25, 20192 min read
Being who you are, not who others want you to be
"As children we distort our true responses and needs in order to become the child our parents will recognise and appreciate" Judith...
Fe Robinson
Sep 25, 20192 min read
Making the decision to ask for help
Working with a number of new clients recently, I have been reminded of how big a decision it can be to take the first step and ask for...
Fe Robinson
Sep 25, 20192 min read
Making changes? What's going on inside?
Our body is a manifestation of our lived experience. It reflects our life experience, what we believe about ourselves, what we believe...
Fe Robinson
Sep 25, 20191 min read
Addressing trauma without having to re-experience it
At a recent training course, I was pleased to learn the Flash Technique, broadening my EMDR skills for working with clients who have...
Fe Robinson
Sep 25, 20192 min read
Encouraging your body's natural ability to heal
I have recently been learning about the function of the vagus nerve. It's the biggest pair of nerves in our body (one on each side), and...
Fe Robinson
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Power in relationships
In any relationship, there is a power dynamic. For some relationships, this is quite an equal balance, for other relationships it is...
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