Posts Tagged ‘Counselling’
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Have you ever seen the Jim Carrey movie, “Yes Man”?
Carl, played by Jim Carrey has become withdrawn with an increasingly negative spin on life since his divorce.
A friend invites him to a “YES!” seminar which turns his life around. Carl decides that he is going to stop being a “No Man” and vows to answer “YES!” to every opportunity, request or invitation that comes his way.
How can you apply the power of “YES” to your emotional life? Read more »
Tags: Acceptance, Counselling, Emotions
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Monday, January 31st, 2011
Do you live on the sunny side of the street?
Do you live where the grass is always greener?
You know that you are an optimist when you consider a setback or a disappointment to be temporary and changeable.
Are we born with an optimistic temperament? Or can we learn to live on the sunny side of the street? Read more »
Tags: Acceptance, Behaviour, Counselling
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Monday, January 3rd, 2011
“Fix Her And Then We Will be Okay.”
Couples often come to counselling with the mistaken notion that if the therapist changes the other person then magically all the problems will disappear.
A shift from right and wrong to an understanding of how relationships are co-created is what IMAGO Relationship Therapy is all about.
Here is what the process of change often looks like. Read more »
Tags: Change, Counselling, Imago, Relationship
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Monday, October 18th, 2010
Sustained repair and recovery takes little steps
It does not come in titanic waves, it is the small steady current that determines where the stream flows.
A full relationship recovery is a quieter process. Relationships require a steady investment of time and emotional energy. Read more »
Tags: Counselling, Love, Relationship
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