I often hear the concern from clients that they are too old to change, that it is too late. But no matter how old you are or how long you have lived with dysfunctional patterns, it is not too late. That is one of the reasons that I love this work, is helping people who have been stuck in their … [Read more...]
How is your body speaking?
How often we ignore our bodies and what it wants and needs. Sure, in the normal course of things people eat when they are hungry, drink when they are thirsty and rest when they are tired. But our society is not set up to let us truly stop and listen to our bodies. I think most of us have skipped … [Read more...]
Hierarchy of Needs
In 1943 Abraham Maslow proposed a theory of human needs in his paper, A Theory of Human Motivation. The above hierarchy (Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) is what he proposed and what I will be reviewing in more detail in this and following posts. Maslow’s idea was that people’s motivation is driven … [Read more...]
Alexithymia
Alexithymia can develop when one grows up in a home in which it is unwise or unsafe to express emotions, then one learns to ignore or not pay attention to one’s own emotions. This can become a chronic problem for those who grew up in abusive, neglectful or toxic home environments. It can also … [Read more...]
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