On anger and spiritual progress
At its simplest, anger is 'I don't want this,' amplified. Its sibling, frustration, is 'I want this and I can't have it,' amplified. It's human nature to experience wishes, wants,…
At its simplest, anger is 'I don't want this,' amplified. Its sibling, frustration, is 'I want this and I can't have it,' amplified. It's human nature to experience wishes, wants,…
It's easy to get stuck in pain. Physical pain takes over your body. Emotional pain takes over your body, mood, emotions, and thoughts. Existential pain takes over your thinking and…
Emotional pain hurts It's pain - it hurts. As dull or as sharp as physical pain. The McGill pain index provides a fascinating range of descriptors, should you be intrigued.…
Sometimes, I get headaches. Whether they're cluster headaches or migraines, I've no idea. But they hurt. I'm going to call them cluster headaches for now, as the pain maps more…
How often have you been triggered into a total hissy fit by the words "Stop over-reacting!!" When we're over-reacting, we definitely don't want to be told about it. In fact,…
Me: So what's your motivation then, what really drives you, deep down? H: It's [insert detailed, well-thought through statement here] Me: Erm, no. H: [startle] Me: It's something deeper. This…
One of the most frequent questions I hear from people interested in my work is "do you work with children?" I don't - at the moment - but I do…
This last month has seen some pretty alarming results being published. The possibility of a sixth mass extinction looms. CO2 is up, temperatures are up, extreme weather events are up.…
Many of my clients are grieving. They don't always know this before our sessions. But there comes a point in working together that the grief comes. Grief comes in silently.…
"Hey! Look at my hip!" my client exclaimed, delightedly lunging and lifting her leg to demonstrate. "I can move it!" One month earlier, she'd come to me for a healing…