The fear of receiving
“The fear of receiving resonates in the deepest levels of the psyche. To receive is to let life happen, to open to grief and loss, to...
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Fe Robinson
Nov 11, 20222 min read
Same Sea, Different Boats
It is a paradox of being human that while so, so much is common to us all, our experience of life is unique. There are no two people who...
Fe Robinson
Nov 11, 20222 min read
Why uncomfortable is not a bad thing
We all have habitual ways of behaving. They are comfortable and normal, and mostly they are not even on our radar, we just act and speak...
Fe Robinson
Nov 4, 20222 min read
The imperfection of living
“We are imperfect because we are alive” Matt Haig In the Comfort Book, Matt Haig reflects on the reality that we are a mess, and the...
Fe Robinson
Nov 4, 20222 min read
If in doubt, speak it out...
In both couples and individual psychotherapy, a common theme in the way clients present is that there is much they want to say in their...
Fe Robinson
Oct 31, 20224 min read
Overcoming fears this Halloween
Happy Samhain! According to Pagan tradition, today we celebrate the ending of the summer and look forward to the coming winter. ...
Fe Robinson
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Finding genuine understanding
“If we could allow the pace of our meetings to slow down to the pace of our hearts, we might find genuine understanding.” Marion Woodman...
Fe Robinson
Oct 21, 20222 min read
Power and love are quite different
“Recognising the difference between power and love is difficult if we were raised in a home where power was disguised as love” Marion...
Fe Robinson
Oct 14, 20222 min read
The change that darkness brings
“The greatest changes stem from the darkest experiences. We fall apart to become new. We go through the dark to fly to the sun” Matt...
Fe Robinson
Oct 8, 20221 min read
Bullying and Diversity
I created this blog in collaboration with #UKCP a few weeks ago to take a look at the impact of bullying and our collective...
Fe Robinson
Oct 8, 20221 min read
The Journey
My inspiration this weekend is Mary Oliver’s The Journey. Wishing you a weekend enlivened and uplifted by your own journeying. One day...
Fe Robinson
Sep 30, 20221 min read
If you don't know what to say, say so
Sometimes there are no words. Awful things happen to those we love and we simply do not know what to do or say. This can be a very...
Fe Robinson
Sep 30, 20222 min read
Stuck, or in dilemma?
There is a truth I learned way back in my training that has stuck with me and I wanted to reflect on today. It is the reflection that if...
Fe Robinson
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Honouring introversion
“Introversion is not something you fix via extroversion. You fix it by seeing it as something not to be fixed. Let introversion exist. ...
Fe Robinson
Sep 23, 20223 min read
How to reconnect when you dissociate
Today I want to talk about dissociation, and ways of supporting yourself in coming back into connection when you feel you have detached....
Fe Robinson
Sep 14, 20221 min read
Smiling with your heart
I remember coming across the idea of your heart smiling in Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Eat, Pray, Love, at the time it really lit me up. ...
Fe Robinson
Sep 14, 20222 min read
Trust yourself, not the next new thing!
I had an interesting insight the other day as I spotted an old pattern that had popped up and taken root unnoticed. Sitting with a...
Fe Robinson
Sep 9, 20222 min read
The freedom of safety
"We all need freedom and security, which is why when the world doesn’t feel safe, we often don’t feel as free." Esther Perel At first...
Fe Robinson
Sep 9, 20222 min read
Emerging from the dark
“Don’t fear the dark: it's a natural part of the journey. The most beautiful butterflies emerge from the darkness of the cocoon; the...
Fe Robinson
Sep 9, 20221 min read
Walk softly and peace will go with you
Take time to see the sky, find shapes in the clouds, hear the murmur of the breeze and touch the cool water. Walk softly and peace will...
Fe Robinson
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