Reflections from my journal regarding past therapy/counseling sessions
I’m departing from the format of my previous Therapy Thursday posts. In past TT posts, I shared some of the lessons I learned in therapy sessions with my awesome (former) therapist Ken. Sessions were full of unbiased perspective, thoughtful lessons in humility, and reminders of the importance of grace- for myself and others. All those…
Today’s Therapy Thursday post is a departure from previous style posts. It doesn’t have the wisdom of Ken (my former therapist). Instead, I want to begin examining all the advice, counsel and guidance that is available to us in the world of self-help books. Did you know that over ten MILLION self-help books are purchased every…
Discussions about relationships dominated many of my counseling sessions. As I had explained to Ken- the failing marriage which spurred me into counseling would be my second divorce. And in both instances, I was the one exiting the relationships with no interest in attempting to repair the rifts or reconcile the marriage. I was anxious…
Ken and I had spent several sessions working on changing the paradigm in my mind about how women and men should relate to each other ~ it is not about a struggle for power- it is about resolving conflicts together. In a healthy relationship: The partners value each other Fear and cynicism do not dictate…
Background Image par Dmitriy de Pixabay If you’ve read previous Therapy Thursday posts, you’ve already benefited from the wisdom of my former therapist, Ken. Today’s Therapy Thursday is from a conversation I had with my friend “R” regarding an important lesson she learned from her therapist several years ago. We call it “The Power…
I came across these great words of wisdom from a ‘Therapy Thursday’ session (over fifteen years ago) with Ken. In that session, we talked about doubt. To summarize it succinctly: Doubt can be helpful, and doubt can be harmful. My opinion: I think am a trusting person. My reality: I am a doubter. I might…
I’ll never forget that ‘one session’- the one where Ken enlightened me with the something, nothing and brownie lesson. It’s worth remembering… Sometimes, something is better than nothing. Sometimes, nothing is better than something. He used an analogy that I have officially dubbed ‘The Brownie Analogy’ to explain what he meant. Before I explain, let’s be…
Today’s Therapy Thursday is short and sweet, since lessons don’t need to be long to be impactful. A University of Minnesota study showed that touch increases trust. Of course, it is implied that ‘touch’ in this context refers to a good touch, a welcome touch and an appropriate touch. So, how do you break past…
So there I was, struggling with issues of trust and not sure how to proceed. Stymied, frustrated and looking for answers, I arrived at my Therapy Thursday session, griping about not knowing what was true and what was a lie. Ken said something so unexpected that it stopped me in my tracks. He said: “When…
Even a decade later, I still can’t think of a single Therapy Thursday session that ended without me feeling as though I was wiser for the experience. Today’s post is comprised of a few random “nuggets” of information. CARING is the glue of social fabric. Caring for others helps us to develop empathy and strengthens…
Some Therapy Thursday sessions involved discussions on a wide range of topics, loosely tied around family, relationships, and communication, but with no particular end goal in sight. Other sessions were pointed in their purpose. Over a series of sessions that spanned a couple/few months, we spent time discussing, in detail, what I really wanted…
Caveat: My notes from this Therapy Thursday session were pretty sparse & sketchy, so take nothing I say here as absolute truth. Nevertheless, there is still something to be gleaned from the session. The Triune Brain The triune brain reflects the three different sections of the brain- the reptilian, mammalian and human. The Reptilian Brain…
