Embodied Listening
What's the difference between clients who do well in therapy and those who don't? According to Eugene Gendlin, successful therapy clients...
Being your body
I got really annoyed when my therapist said, “you don’t live in your body.” “What do you mean?” I quipped, “I rock climb, do yoga,...
Pay attention as if your life depends on it (because it does)
Every moment of every day we’re confronted with an infinite array of stimuli to pay attention to — sights, sounds, objects, people, the...
Gift of a sacred pause
One of the kindest gifts we can offer ourselves throughout the day is the gift of a sacred a pause. The invitation is to interrupt our...
Flesh and bone knowing
We all have an inner knowing -- an innate wisdom and deep intelligence -- that's available to us when we slow down and listen closely to...
Finding your ground
Most of us move through life with an inner tension held deep in our core. Have you noticed this? Unconsciously we’re on the alert for...
How to change "It's just the way I am"
We all hold deeply conditioned feelings in our bodies and psyches -- feelings of unlovability, unworthiness, shame, fear, doubt, blame,...
A psychology of action
Many clients come to therapy complaining that they’re stuck. For example, they can’t make decisions, they can’t get themselves to act in...
Have you been hijacked? The story of your three brains
You have a triune brain. Triune means “three in one.” While oversimplified, this model posits that we have a reptilian brain (responsible...
Window of Tolerance
Do you ever feel shaky, hypervigilant, panicked? Do you shut down, go numb, feel empty? If yes, your nervous system is hard at work...