Category: Follow the Heart
The Good Therapy Blog
October 11th, 2010 |
In Synchronicity and the Stories of our Lives, Robert H. Hopcke presents synchronicity, or meaningful coincidence, using examples that are written in every day language making this Jungian concept easier to relate to and understand. Paying attention and connecting the dots after a series of synchronistic events and dreams can be helpful in developing our awareness and intuition. Ultimately, by increasing our awareness of synchronicities in our lives we are able to connect more fully with our dreams, increase our feelings of trust and support, and prepare for and take action in creating the life... Read More
October 5th, 2010 |
Many couples come into marriage counseling or couples counseling with numerous uncertainties, however they all have one common theme: an expectation. An expectation, an unrealistic expectation, a hope that their partner will change and thus the relationship will be satisfying. The partners are consumed with the desire for change, although each of the counterparts, seem to be unaware that in order for the relationship to become modified, the change begins with self.
I often inform couples on their first visit that therapy is about identifying unhealthy patterns within oneself and attempting to... Read More
September 15th, 2010 |
What do you do when you feel bad? Do you clean the house? Take a walk? Eat an entire bag or box of something sweet or salty?
Whatever you do, does it work? Do the bad feelings go away? If so, do they stay away for good?
Your feelings – good, bad, or ugly – represent your reactions to experiences. When you disown feelings, you disown yourself. This hurts self-esteem.
Let’s take a look at why this is. Read More
September 3rd, 2010 |
The relationship you have with yourself can directly affect your creativity. When faced with the blank canvas or computer screen, you must also face your internal process. How you relate to yourself can influence the degree of creativity. Since creating is often done in isolation, it is how you cope with bouts of self-doubt, anxiety and self-criticism that can make a difference. Do you believe in your ability and talent to succeed? Are you able to connect to your art and make meaning of it? How you deal with these issues can either enhance the flow of creativity or end up in Creative Block.
We... Read More
June 29th, 2010 |
Give up contention:
This is called finding the unity of life.
~ Lao Tse
As human beings we hurt one another. We make mistakes. Because of unskillful thoughts, speech and actions, we do harm to others and ourselves. Yet, without reconciliation we only deepen the harm and increase our suffering. This aspect of suffering pierces the heart. The primal mystery of being human relates to the heart and to a state of unknowing which can paradoxically be penetrated through vulnerability.
“Interbeing,” a term coined by Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese monk who has been deeply engaged in bringing... Read More
May 24th, 2010 |
Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression.
We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous.
We experience joy in the actual act of giving something.
And we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given. —The Buddha
The universe works in mysterious ways, often paradoxically. When you give compassion, you open to receive it. When you give love, love comes to you. When you give money, or material possessions, your wealth increases. Whatever the focus of your generosity, the underlying assumption is abundance: there is plenty for everyone.
What keeps... Read More
May 6th, 2010 |
As we approach Mother’s Day, a holiday designed to pay homage to our birth mothers and their mother’s and any other living relatives with the word “mother” in their titles, many people have conflicted feelings about the holiday itself and its obligations. Not everyone is eager to spend time, effort and money honoring this individual (or individuals). “Mother” is a word that engenders ambivalence – that love-hate relationship that many have with their birth parent in their families of origin. For those who were adopted or whose parent/grandparent is deceased, there are questions as... Read More
June 12th, 2009 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Update
The idea of putting the pieces of our lives together only to have them suddenly halted in an accident in the prime of our years is, for most of us, well, paralyzing. Yet that's exactly what happened in the tale of Daniel Gottlieb, a New Jersey psychologist and family therapist whose journey through the mental health profession was remarkably turbulent. Through a series of trials which may have claimed the professional aspirations... Read More
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January 22nd, 2009 |
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org,
I want to play for you a version of the Star-Spangled Banner that moved me and my friends to tears Tuesday morning while watching President Obama take office.
Click here to Play the Updated Star Spangled Banner
This version of the Star-Spangled Banner was written by Karen Stocker, a friend, colleague, and heart-centered therapist in the Seattle... Read More
July 7th, 2008 |
Maybe you can relate to this. I know a lot of folks who are learning about or working the law of attraction into their lives. The principles, just like the law itself, have been around for many years; they do work to manifest our intentions. I would also bet that many of you have read the books, focused your thoughts, and written them down. How many of you have felt disappointed if those goals didn’t manifest as you had hoped they would?
Maybe this sounds familiar: “this law of attraction crap doesn’t work.” Well, it’s not crap; it really does work. But, isn’t it interesting that... Read More
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