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Category Archives: Identity
The Importance of Being Who We Are…
A friend recently sent me a link to a Ted Talk that I hadn’t seen. I’ve talked about Ted Talks in the past but if you are a new reader what I’ll say is that Ted Talks are amazing. You … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Being Too Nice, Brene Brown, Challenges, Confidence, Courage, Eating Disorders, Emotions, Fear, Glennon Doyle, Identity, Jay Blevins, Mental Hospital, MFT, Perfection, Psychotherapy, TED Talk, Therapy, Vulnerability
Tagged Authenticity, Awen Therapy, Brene Brown, Capes, Emotions, Fear, Glennon Doyle, Identity, Imperfection, Jay Blevins, Mental Hospital, MFT, Ted.com, Therapy, Vulnerability
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What Makes Me Me?
I’ve had a rather unusual experience the past few weeks that has caused me to ask myself about what makes me me. Google lets you set up an alert, a search for a certain term so you can keep up … Continue reading
Posted in Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Identity, Insight, MFT, Sense of Self, Therapy
Tagged Authenticity, Awen Therapy, Identity, Jay Blevins, MFT, Parts, Self, Sense of Self, Therapy
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Letting Others Do The Talking…
There are so many great messages and images floating around on the internet that I thought I’d take this chance to let some of them do the talking. Here are some thoughts to ponder… … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Advice, Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Challenges, Change, Choices, Confidence, Emotions, Identity, MFT, Perspectives, Strength, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Change, Emotions, Fear, MFT, Strength, Therapy, Understanding
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Assumptions & Consumption…It will mean more after you read the post.
I love when something happens in therapy and I gain a new perspective or new insight. I’m fortunate that I often get to do co-therapy with some great therapists. Right now I’m happy to be seeing some clients with my … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Challenges, Connection, Courage, Dumping, Emotions, Fear, Identity, Psychotherapy, Rejection, Sharing, Strength, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Communication, Emotions, Fear, MFT, Relationships, Strength, Therapy, Vulnerability
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Alternative Sexualities Conference 2012
Last week I was lucky enough to be able to present at the Alternative Sexualities Conference 2012 (please excuse the poor quality picture!). The conference is sponsored by the Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS) and was hosted … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Alternative Sexuality, Awen Therapy, Book Review, CARAS, Chicago, Conference Presentations, David Ley, Identity, MFT, Polyamory, Power Dynamics, Pro-Domme, Relationships, research, Sex, Sex Addiction, Strength, The Mythe of Sex Addiction, Therapy
Tagged Alternative Sexuality, Awen Therapy, Book Review, CARAS, David Ley, Polyamory, Sex Addiction, Strength, The Myth of Sex Addiction, Therapy, Understanding
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Spinning a Tale…
Here I go again. Another post centered on a TED Talk. What can I say? I’m a huge fan. If I was young and hip I might say I was a fanboy. Fortunately I don’t suffer from any illusions that … Continue reading
Posted in 4 a.m., Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Challenges, Control, Decisions, Failure, Fear, Identity, Imperfection, MFT, Mistakes, Perfection, Perspectives, Poet Rives, Problem Saturated, Psychotherapy, Reasons, Risk, TED Talk, Therapy, Tools, Vulnerability
Tagged Anxiety, Awen Therapy, Change, Emotions, Fear, Imperfection, MFT, Perfection, Perspective, Poet Rives, Problem Saturated, Reasons, Risk, TED Talk, Therapy, Vulnerability
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Want Respect? Respect Yourself First.
I talk to a lot of clients that are unhappy with the friends and partners they attract. They feel the people around them often want to take advantage in some way. It can be emotionally, physically, financially…it doesn’t matter how. … Continue reading
Posted in Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Change, Compromise, Identity, Nice, Patterns, Relationships, Respect, Therapy
Tagged Awen Therapy, Change, Communication, MFT, Respect, Therapy, Vulnerability
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When Being Nice Really Isn’t
(Note – The following post is written from a heterosexual perspective. I suspect that at least some of the concepts apply to non-heterosexual couples as well. However, because I have only dealt with these concepts in heterosexual couples I have … Continue reading
Posted in Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Challenges, Choices, Communication, Control, Decisions, Fear, Identity, MFT, Patterns, Personal Power, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Risk
Tagged Awen Therapy, Change, Communication, Fear, MFT, Nice, patterns, Relationships, Therapy, Vulnerability
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The Boxes We Build
“I feel like they put me in a box and don’t let me be the real me.” That’s a popular refrain. If you haven’t said it yourself you’ve probably heard someone say it. The truth is we do put people … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Authentic Self, Awen Therapy, Boxes, Fear, Identity, MFT, Relationships, Therapy, Vulnerability
Tagged Awen Therapy, Boxes, Communication, Couples, Fear, Indentity, MFT, Relationships, Therapy, Vulnerability
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