Tag: Sadness
Free your Inner Child
According to Eric Berne’s and his Transactional Analysis (TA) Theory we have 3 parts of us: Parent, Adult and Child Ego State and all have thoughts, feelings and behaviours to help identify which is at the forefront and in charge. We switch between ego… Continue Reading “Free your Inner Child”
The Experience of Sadness
Almost a year ago my niece whom I had fostered for five years, looked up at the window that I was looking out of, as she ran away for the third and final time. Social services, as I knew they would, ended our placement… Continue Reading “The Experience of Sadness”
A New Hope: Forgiveness
“It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain” – Oriah Mountain Dreamer This… Continue Reading “A New Hope: Forgiveness”
Dear Dorset: A letter to a place
Creative writing can be a useful tool for personal growth and development. I recently attended such a workshop with Sue Ashby included as part of my counselling training. We were challenged to write ‘free-flow’ for 6 minutes, even if we repeated the same word… Continue Reading “Dear Dorset: A letter to a place”
The Dance between Dark and Light
This is probably the oldest story we know, told and retold in some of our favourite stories of all time, stories that have become classics. Classics because they are timeless, and timeless because they are still relevant. The story of dark and light seems… Continue Reading “The Dance between Dark and Light”
