The Black Sheep Bearer of Burden
When the ‘norms’ no longer serve us, you are born—the Black Sheep, the non-conformist and through the difficulty and discomfort in your body, and of your life, in your insistence on being healed and whole, we might all become anew. And how poignantly this is captured in the poetic writing of Bert Hellinger: THE BLACK […]
The Adult Chair as a Working Therapy Model
Michelle Chalfont’s Adult Chair Model of therapy is a neat framework that delineates three distinct aspects of the self: the Child, the Adolescent, and the Adult. Each aspect has unique characteristics and ways of interacting, which are essential for personal growth and emotional well-being. Working with this model personally or with a therapist, we are […]
Understanding the Inner Family System: A Path to Healing and Inner Harmony
As an integrative therapist I draw from many modalities and one that simplifies what can easily become overly complex and confusing is the Inner Family System. Just as any map is never fully represents the terrain, still a map is a very handy thing to have. So here’s a little mapping of the mind from […]
Working With Toxic Same
“Shame is a soul eating emotion.” Carl Jung “Shame: to name it is to tame it.” Dan Siegel “Shame dies when the stories are told in safe places.” Brené Brown “The antidote to shame is empathy.” Brené Brown Shame is a chronic emotional experience that stems from the perception of being flawed or inadequate, leading […]