Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly visible presence in the world of mental health. From scheduling tools and automated notes to chatbots and emotion-analysis software, AI is often featured as a way to improve efficiency, accessibility, or insight. Yet for therapists, coaches, and other practitioners, the arrival of AI […]
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This essay explores the deep shame many people feel around having emotional needs, especially the act of crying while being witnessed. Drawing from both personal experience and clinical work, it reframes tears and needs not as weakness but as vital expressions of humanity that deserve compassion. At its heart, it
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If you have spent years developing skills around control, precision, and succeeding, are you feeling a call for something else? NEOSiAM 2024+ from Pexels Presence as an Internal Practice Presence can be a gentle end to performing. Presence is an advanced skill. It’s your ability to stay connected to your
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Debbie Mason is a CI, IFS and Hypnotherapy trained Speech & Language Therapist who has worked with children and adults who stammer for 30+ years. She is currently interested in the significant increase in functional stammering in the UK. Mandy Rodstrom is a stutterer and Speech-Language Therapist who specializes in
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A client arrives armored in anger, but beneath it lives terror and grief, long abandoned. By remaining steady and attuned, I offer something unfamiliar: presence without withdrawal, containment without control. In that stillness, his body begins to believe it no longer has to fight alone. francescoridolfi.com from Rido On presence,
A dedicated yoga practitioner, international teacher/trainer, and Emmy-nominated filmmaker, in her role as a trauma-informed Somatic Coach, Cat integrates the practices of Yoga and trauma-informed somatic movement therapy with the empathy of Compassionate Inquiry® and Nonviolent Communication plus her own deep respect for the relational container. She supports Compassionate Inquiry®
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She was with me that day for her third consultation. The first time, she had been referred by her family physician. It had become clear that she needed a different approach. She had already contacted me twice on her own initiative to work on what was bothering her. Photo credit
You’ve finally unearthed the childhood memory that explains your present-day addictions. Or you’ve just returned from a rebirthing holotropic session or transformational psychedelic journey. Maybe you’re leaving a retreat feeling like you’ve rediscovered your long-lost authenticity. In that glow, the mind tends to whisper, “Yes. This is it. Real change
“One of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our time,” Vimalasara is an award-winning author of 11 books, the new First Aid Kit for the Mind course, and a leading African Descent voice in the field of mindfulness approaches for addiction. Jordan is an international speaker, a Polarity
“One of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our time,” Vimalasara is an award-winning author of 11 books, the new First Aid Kit for the Mind Course,and a leading African Descent Voice in the field of Mindfulness Approaches for Addiction. Jordan is an International Speaker, a Polarity Integration
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