It was such an interesting experience to find myself in a losing position in my chess game with my Dad tonight. I was assessing my options, and all I could see, through all the different [...]
The second thing that came out of the conversation with my psychologist friend today was a bit of professional development. I told her about my woes regarding underwhelming degrees of change in my psychosocial support [...]
I realised something quite profound today. I was talking to my Mum about our experiences of reading books and watching movies, or the theatre. She was saying that she likes reading books because it takes [...]
My current therapist (who I have named Aitkens to protect their identity) has sent me a link to an article about IFS (Internal Family Systems) on the APS website. It is certainly interesting to read [...]
My psychiatrist called my sexual assault counsellor out on IFS (Internal Family Systems) today. He had read the book that I was recommended and told me he had never heard such a load of nonsense. [...]
In an amazing stroke of luck (or insight), I became aware about the Enneagram. If you are not aware, it is a system that categorises people into one of nine types, each with a particular [...]
The thing about doing support work is the intoxicating potential of possibilities for people in my care. As someone who has a particular talent for seeing what could be possible, I find it very rewarding [...]
I find it very interesting that often when a particular long-term love interest finds its way back into my life I start reaching for my toy rabbit to cuddle. It is such an intuitive response [...]
There is something so healing about the smell of the salt water and the warmth of the sunshine on my skin. The wonderful sea breeze blows away all my pain. And this combination of all [...]
The other thing that I have been thinking of in terms of psychology lately, is the idea of memento mori. I have heard a few great thinkers say that it is important to ponder on [...]
