Chapter 3 – Healing in Community
Many of us live in cultures that teach us we need to look out for ourselves, because no one else will. To survive, we must perform to receive acceptance and material resources, and there is a belief...
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Chapter 4 – Supporting the Body and Holding Space for What IS
Attuning to Signal “Some of us remember the days we listened to the radio with analogue dials. We turned the dial to get to our favorite radio station, and heard static as we moved the dial in between...
View ArticleChapter 5 – Unconditional Positive Regard
Unconditional positive regard means accepting another person for who they are. Positive regard is not withdrawn if the person makes a mistake or if they show up in an irritating way. It’s not about...
View ArticleChapter 6 – Self-Compassion: Unconditional Positive Regard Turned Inward
o be congruent, we must first develop self-compassion. Self-compassion enables us to hold awareness from a place of abundance, as we provide unconditional positive regard inwardly. = I am good enough....
View ArticleChapter 7 – Mindful & Heartful Listening: Unconditional Positive Regard in...
One powerful way we learn to practice giving unconditional positive regard is through cultivating mindful and heartful listening. It explores how we can listen at greater depth, using our own hearts...
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Chapter 8 – Liminal Space and the Window of Tolerance
The word liminal comes from the Latin word ‘limen’, meaning threshold. A threshold is a door or gap between two spaces. It’s a space between the ‘what was’ and ‘what is next’. Think transition,...
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Chapter 9 – Coming Home to the Body – Emotions in the Body
Our somatic intelligence refers to how aware we are of the sensations of the body, and how able we are to interpret and respond to these sensations (De Silva, 2017). Research shows that strengthening...
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Chapter 10 – Attachment Styles and the Significant Thing
Expanding awareness of attachment tendencies (how we tend to connect to others) and their antidotes helps us interrupt old and often unhelpful patterns. Out of tune attachment patterns cloud the...
View ArticleChapter 11 – Connecting with Spirit
The word spirituality can mean very different things to different people, as it often gets lumped in with religion. A definition we have found useful comes from the Maori Program: Just Therapy...
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Chapter 12 – Generativity: Your Way Forward
Acknowledging our existing resources is important to bolster our confidence in our ability to navigate life’s challenges (improving our sense of coherence). Use the root portion of the tree below to...
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