I am not one to offer cures for any condition, but for judgement I will make an exception.

Judgement is so incredibly emotionally debilitating, spiritually devastating and mentally exhausting, that it does require something to be written of its cure.

Eric Berne, the founder of Transactional Analysis, wrote about hungers at the core of every human being.

You can think of these ‘hungers’ as needs - essential biological and physiological needs to enable each person to grow and thrive.

Meeting these needs in healthy ways helps each person feel authentic and empowered in how they interact with the world.

Our sense of safety occurs outside of our conscious awareness. This sense - known as neuroception - is spoken by the body.

The body instinctively knows the answer to the question “Am I safe?”

It's a cliché that just happens to be true.

When you are a good friend to yourself then you can ride the waves of life's ups and downs while maintaining an anchor to the core essence of yourself. Committing to yourself, your path and your life with loyalty, kindness and engagement.

Perhaps best known for her million-hit talks on TED and TEDx, Brené is a highly influential researcher in the fields of vulnerability, shame, emotional resilience and creativity.

A contract is a term used in Transactional Analysis (TA) which refers to a mutual agreement between 2 (or more) people or organisations. You could also think of it in terms of the commitments being made by each person - see my last post here.

When we meet at the beginning of Creative Kinesiology, we will create together a contract, or joint agreement, for the work we will do.

Let's explore this agreement through the lens of the Five Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water.

Engaging in the process of healing is a deep, and often long, journey.

The psychological resources you put into your own journey, will reap plenty throughout your therapeutic process.

Culturally, we often think about trust as being only one thing: either someone is to be trusted, or someone is not. This makes sense on a basic level of safety: am I safe with this person, or not?

Once a feeling of safety is present, trust becomes even more interesting...

I believe there are many different shades and aspects of trust, which become more apparent within the therapeutic relationship.

Shame is a difficult emotion to be with.

My aim here is to shine some light on what shame is, which you might apply to your own inner life and use it to shine a light into the dark places that have felt shamed.

We all have parts of ourselves we feel are ugly.

Disowning or disconnecting from any part of yourself, results in not being fully present in the world, not accepting your gifts and talents and not fully participating in the world with energy, joy and vitality.