Category Archives: Personal Responsibility

Your Point of Power

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Fiona

I’ve been paying attention to the emails and post comments following my last few posts and decided it was a good idea to write a post about power, our power. Last week I wrote a post, The Hard Question: What do … Continue reading →

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How Do You Heal?

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Fiona

“How you do anything is how you do everything.” –  T. Harv Eker I’m not trying to be clever with the question, “How do you heal?” It’s a really pragmatic question. If you are trying to move forward from your … Continue reading →

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The Hard Question: What do you really want?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Fiona

Here’s what I want As a therapist I make decisions all the time about which clients I will work with and which ones I will refer onward or decline to work with {I don’t actually work with just anyone}. All … Continue reading →

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Unhelpful Help

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Fiona

Does it help? It’s nice to feel validated. It’s nice when people tell us that of course we are right. It’s nice when people support our feelings and thoughts. It’s nice when people listen to our stories {it’s especially nice of … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Line?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Fiona

“I didn’t despise myself for being who I was, and I never would. I wouldn’t allow anyone to make me feel bad about that. That was a line I could draw in the sand.” ― Z.A. Maxfield Family estrangement is … Continue reading →

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