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Author Archives: awentherapy
What Others Had To Say This Week
Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… All Healthy Relationships Have Hiccups – Rebecca Lammersen Discussion versus Debate – Sandy Ikeda The puer aeternus, or ‘Peter Pan Syndrome’ – Patrick McCurry Study cracks how brain processes emotions … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Creativity, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Jay Blevins, MFT, Therapy
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Two Therapists Talking: Safe Space
In this episode of Two Therapists Talking, Jasmine St. John and I talk about what it means to create a safe space in a relationship. If you have questions or a topic you’d like to hear us discuss, write us at TwoTherapistsTalking@gmail.com.
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Safe Space, Therapy, Two Therapists Talking
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Compassion, Emotional Safety, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, Relationships, Safe Space, Two Therapists Talking
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Tip of the Week: Stand Up for Creativity
Go ahead and be supportive of creativity if you want. But what the title really means is that new research suggests standing results in higher levels of creativity compared to doing the same task while sitting. Groups were given 30 minutes to … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Creativity, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Creativity, Jay Blevins, MFT, Therapy
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What They Won’t Do For Me…
So many people come to see me and are frustrated that their partner isn’t giving them something that is being asked for over and over. I’m not talking about physical objects. I’m talking about certain behaviors and actions. They don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Assumptions, Awen Therapy, Emotions, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Therapy, Understanding
Tagged Advice, Assumptions, Awen Therapy, Communication, Connection, Emotions, Jay Blevins, MFT, Relationships, Therapy
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Thought for the Week
Everyone has their own perspectives, tastes, preferences and desires. And since they do, we will always be subject to criticism from people who don’t like something about us -what we believe, what we do, how we act…it could be anything. The … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Aristotle, Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Criticism, Jay Blevins, MFT, Nothing, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Aristotle, Authenticity, Awen Therapy, Criticism, Jay Blevins, Nothing, Understanding
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What Others Had To Say This Week
Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… Yes to Sex in Nursing Homes – Naveed Saleh, M.D. Intimacy: The Whys, Hows, How-Nots, and So-Nots – Heather Corinna Psychologists Have Uncovered a Troubling Feature of People Who Seem Too … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Creativity, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Jay Blevins, MFT, Therapy
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Two Therapists Talking: Unconditional Love
In this episode of Two Therapists Talking, Jasmine St. John and I share our thoughts on the concept of unconditional love. If you have questions or a topic you’d like to hear us discuss, write us at TwoTherapistsTalking@gmail.com.
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, MFT, Outtakes, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Two Therapists Talking, Unconditional Love
Tagged Actions, Advice, Awen Therapy, Emotions, Jasmine St. John, Jay Blevins, JSJ Therapy, Love, Two Therapists Talking, Unconditional Love
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Tip of the Week – Judging Your Own Assertiveness
New research suggests that people are not very good at judging how their own level of assertiveness compared to how other people judge them. People who were judged as appropriately assertive by others tended to more often judge themselves as … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Jay Blevins, MFT, Psychotherapy, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Assertiveness, Awen Therapy, Feedback, Jay Blevins, Self-Awareness, Therapy
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Understanding vs. Agreeing With
A lot of my work is centered around alternative sexuality. That means, among other things, kinky sex…like the stuff from Fifty Shades of Grey. (Note: I use that example because of its popularity. I am very much not a fan … Continue reading
Posted in Awen Therapy, BDSM, Emotions, Jay Blevins, Kink, MFT, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Therapy, Understanding
Tagged Alternative Sexuality, Awen Therapy, BDSM, Communication, Connection, Jay Blevins, Therapy, Understanding
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Thought for the Week…
Learning to do something differently always involves a leap of faith. We can prepare and practice, but at some point we have to try on the change and do things differently. We must trust that even if we don’t do … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Awen Therapy, Challenge, Change, Identity, Jay Blevins, Leap of Faith, MFT, Psychotherapy, Struggle, Therapy
Tagged Advice, Awen Therapy, Challenge, Change, faith, Jay Blevins, leap of faith, wings
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