Being Moved
Cognition is a frail craft floating on a sea of emotion — Donald Nathanson Clients often ask me why feelings matter so much. Often this question doesn’t come as
Therapy for the Time Being
The very fact of being aware of what is is truth.It is truth that liberates, not your striving to be free.Thus reality is not far but we place it far
The Best of Therapy
We are affected by life. Currents of feeling move within us all the time, much the way tides and currents ceaselessly move in the ocean. If we are awake to
Awakening Psychotherapy
Awakening psychotherapy is a joining of what traditionally has been two realms, the domains of of awakening and psychotherapy. “Awakening psychotherapy” is a play on words. This article is in
Trusting Yourself
When I say to clients “Trust yourself,” clients often ask me, “What do you mean by that?” and I do my best to sincerely respond. Let’s look at the very
Healing Shame
I’ve worked with shame all my life – which means, I have studied it deeply within myself, and have extensive training in working with shame with my clients. I am
Bound By Shame
Brody is my psychotherapy client – and a psychotherapist himself. In one particular session, he shares with me what happens when he goes into a room full of people; the
Wrongness
Beginning Let’s start: you’re a newborn infant, and your mom’s whole face – her whole body, her touch, her hands, and her heart go all soft and marveling the moment
What Am I Really Upset About?
Depth Diving Touching into and then inhabiting emotion and our feeling selves draws us in and down, toward the realm of being where we actually are at all times. Our