Shared with permission from Leon’s Existential Cafe, as usual insightful, well-researched and a contribution to the field! For a con to work, it’s best for it to have already been accepted before the con-artist entered the room. The concept of love-bombing was popularized about a decade ago and has been a mainstay in public and […]
When I was the parent of a toddler and pregnant, I had a friend who also was a mom and expecting. It was at a time I really needed a good, solid friend and I hope that I was a good friend to her as well. One day when we were having coffee and were […]
It is not just clients who fall for promising advertisements. Psychotherapists, counsellors, and psychologists, even those with post graduate degrees seem to buy into the new, or very old but sounding new and improved, therapy approaches. Even professional organizations fail to distinguish between solid evidence and the active ingredients and the so-called serving suggestions, the […]
I used to believe, that emotions are functional and universal physiological responses (bodily reactions) to external and internal environmental stimuli. Mostly, this is still correct, but emotions might not be as shared and universal as stated (see Lisa Feldman Barrett). Based on the book: How emotions are made (2017), I am coming to the conclusion […]
Self acceptance means growth By truly accepting ourselves, we identify what we value and respect about ourselves, including our weaknesses, shortcomings and past mistakes. Acceptance does not mean that there will be no change. Only when we accept ourselves, and our reality, we can grow to become better. This is self-directed growth, and counselling therapists […]
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