A Movement Psychotherapist’s Perspective on Relationships
He said, she said, she did, he did . . . .

For those of us who have had the pleasure and curse of seeing a therapist or counsellor for relationship counseling, we can likely remember a time, or many times, when we were trying to find a shared reality with our partner about some incident; some moment that triggered hurt, shame, sadness or anger within one or both of us. The common problem with this process is that each individual’s perspective of what happened or what was said can vary in extremely diverse ways. (more…)

5Rhythms · Counselling · Relationships

How the medicine of movement can connect us to our pain.

In my 20 plus years as a therapist, (many of which involved working in the field of addictions and mental health) it continues to pain me to see so many people medicating themselves with substances, unhealthy sexual activity, gambling (sorry the euphemism of gaming just isn’t appropriate), shopping or any other number of compulsive behaviors that provide temporary relief from inner wounds. (more…)

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When you are feeling anxious and depressed it is hard to see past the mental fog that you develop and try to seek help. Often we are not even aware of how deeply we have progressed into a downward spiral because we are so caught up in the day to day drudgery of trying to keep it together. Well if you have had sleepless nights and are irritable and worried – it is time to take control and start the road to recovery. (more…)

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When a relationship starts to fail – whether it is a marriage, friendship or any relationship – we often feel shame and guilt and blame ourselves for letting it fail. And although it takes two to make a relationship and to keep it going we sometimes are blindsided by our emotions and feelings so that we don’t see the signs of deterioration until it is too late – and the relationship is broken. (more…)

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Do you feel like you are stuck in the same job that you have done forever and will never be able to do something that you really enjoy? Are you unhappy with your job but are afraid to venture out on a new and unfamiliar path? Have you lost your job and are scared to look for anything else but what you already know? Any of these questions might be what you are thinking – but you can get help to make that scary career change that will brighten your future and feeling better. (more…)

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People who experience chronic pain have usually tried many methods to reduce its debilitating effects and just make it go away. But sometimes the simplest thing like dancing can be used to aid in reducing pain and giving relief even for awhile. (more…)

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When you have lost an important person in your life – your spouse, a parent, a child or a friend – it can be traumatic and is more debilitating to some than to others. Even the loss of a pet can be difficult for those who have no children or spouse as they have focused their love and attention on this pet like they would a child.
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