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Mindfulness & Psychotherapy
Reading time - 10mins Can Mindfulness & Psychotherapy go together? In this month's article I will be outlining some of the principles of mindfulness and psychotherapy and how they go hand in hand in the healing arts. We will take a look at some philosophical foundations that align within [...]
The Inner Critic: A Debilitating Chatterbox
I’m often guided in my seasonal blog, by themes that are presenting in my work, and perhaps one of the most pervasive experiences for people seeking therapy includes living with a harsh internalised judge. The ‘inner critic’. Much is already know about the inner critic through research and psychology, and [...]
Anger Management? I Like Traffic Lights…
Recently, I’ve been working regularly with clients and their experience with unhealthy anger. It’s not an uncommon presentation in therapy of course, and sadly can be a destructive life force for individuals and families. Before we jump down too many rabbit holes, It’s a good moment to quickly recap [...]
The Emotional Underbelly of Crisis
The Underbelly of Crisis: Sometimes in our lives, we are caught in an emotional web trying to discern the accuracy, or the quality of our feelings. This is even more prevalent when we are in the middle of a crisis. Conflict at home and in our relationships are one [...]
The Strength in Vulnerability: A Man’s Journey
For too long Men – fathers, sons and brothers – have learnt that it’s better to suppress than express. Emotions, especially vulnerable ones, have been tightly wrapped up in our high vis shirts and deemed ‘too weak, too feminine or too sensitive’. Understandably, cultural issues have played a role [...]
Communication: Upskilling Relationship Talks
When things are hard between us in our life relationships, one obvious roadblock is damaging communication, and the need for simple, but effective tools. In my work, it is often what couples identify first as hoping to change. Although communicating well is just one of the pieces of the puzzle [...]
Protecting Your Relationship From Verbal Violence
Pineapple! How to protect your relationship from verbal violence with ‘Time Out.’ How often do you let rip, hurl your righteous indignation at your partner, yell and spit, and carry on, & feel momentarily, cheaply gratified, only to be left with a hang over of self reproach, corroded self [...]
Spring Time Tidy-Up: You and Your Relationship
Spring has long been a literal and metaphoric season for love. The natural rhythms of our planet are designed to emerge from winter hibernations into new growth and life across the plant and animal worlds. It’s certainly a great time for couples, whatever stage of your relationship, to reflect [...]
Christmas Time: Friend or Foe?
Wow, what a year! Like many of us, I'm shuffling towards a good rest and a hopeful pause. With the new year just 4 weeks away, I've been reflecting with a sharper quality on just how massive 2020 has been. In doing so, I'm recognising my reaction to this [...]
Therapy Support: Surviving the Corona Virus with Thrive & Sean Tonnet
Important information for you and your family in regards to therapeutic support and the Corona Virus
Love and the Corona Virus: Tips For Your Relationship
It’s unusual times, there is no doubt about that. Many couples and families are ‘isolating’ as a result of the imposed strategies of COVID-19. This can be nectar and ‘turn up the volume’ on closeness, connection and care, as couples and families lean into each other for comfort and [...]
Valentine’s Day: To Do or Not Do?
Ahhh Valentine’s day! Here I am typing towards the end of another one and I’m left with an old familiar feeling of – to do or not to do? I have to admit, I’m generally not a big fan. Every year the date roll’s around and every year I [...]
Conscious Self Care: A Pathway to Better Love
A Tick-List Guide to Stress It’s been a while since I’ve written. That’s a reflection, mostly, around how busy my life has been. A pretty familiar story I would suggest for many of us. Kids, partner, work, mess, backyard, bins…life… the usual suspects. As I approach having some time [...]
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