Gestalt Therapy Practice -Edinburgh UK, Marika

25/08/2025

“Limbic resonance” is a reason why AI psychotherapy will never replace human to human contact.

A General Theory of Love—the book mentioned in the video: https://amzn.to/3TwV7zGHere are also some of my favorite Books by Dr. Deepak Chopra himself:https:...

26/07/2025

Interesting thoughts on the phenomenon of the so called “Hook Up Culture, Emotional invisibility, low vulnerability, low accountability ”. This culture seems to be expanding exponentially worldwide 🌎 .

Gone are the days of traditional models of courtship, romance and commitment. Instead, say hello to a new model of dating based on free choice, self fulfillm...

02/07/2025

Wise words from a wise woman Esther Perell “…True love for her is not JUST pleasure.
It is the absence of fear…”

More in the talk on “How women love”

https://youtu.be/1OaDO1f5jyc?si=KHRVkg_sbN8jguVS

28/06/2025

A very much needed social media initiative about LGBT 🏳️‍🌈 family values Please share.

Gay Family Values page just reached 300K followers! Thank you for your continuing support. The page was created July 17th, 2011 as a response to Proposition 8 in California, which meant to ban Marriage Equality. My family wanted to show the world that our families have value. We took the term “Family Values”, a term being used to attack our families and made it one of inclusiveness. It had been my family’s honor to not only share our journey but the journey of hundreds of other families like mine. I want to once again thanks each and every one of you for your love and support.
Traditionally, at 100k and 200k, I’ve asked you all to share where you are from so let’s continue that tradition. Where are you from? My family is from Santa Rosa, California and I’ve been with my husband for 29 years. We have two amazing kids, Daniel 24 and my beautiful daughter Selena 20.

26/06/2025

26/06/2025

“My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer,”
the boy told the alchemist.
“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

So many of us know this feeling.
We fear the feeling of fear itself.
We fear grief before it arrives.
We fear loss before we’ve lived.
We fear the next panic attack, more than the pain that caused it.

And in that fear—we pause. We shrink. We avoid.
We lose time, joy, and connection…
We often lose ourselves.

But healing asks us to walk toward it.
To stop running. To feel the thing we thought we couldn’t survive—and make it through.

Because the truth is: fear isn’t the enemy.
Avoidance is, and the only way forward is through it.

The path forward isn’t easy, but it’s real.
— it’s where our freedom lives.
꩜🕊️♥︎ Ella
-Exupéry

26/06/2025

Very true.

Just because you feel calm doesn’t mean it’s safe.
And just because you feel discomfort doesn’t mean it’s wrong.

Your nervous system is shaped by what hurt you, not just what’s happening now.
Sometimes the fear you feel is your past echoing—not your present warning.

Healing isn’t just about moving forward—it’s about learning how to tell the difference between a red flag and a trauma response.
Between your wounds and your wisdom.

Be gentle with yourself as you learn. You’re doing brave work. 🩵

26/06/2025

“When they say‘Cant you take a joke?’ What they really mean is ‘I want to say something unkind without being called out for it’
…so, why do people do it?
Sometimes, it is immaturity. They have not learned how to connect without teasing. Sometimes, it’s deflection if YOU are the target THEY are not. And sometimes it is about power. They know that laugh will win them approval and that matters more than your feelings. It is also learned behaviour. Some people grew up in families or cultures where ROASTING each other was the norm…”
More in the talk by brilliant Brene Brown.

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18/06/2025

29% of men have been to therapy, compared to 41% of women, according to our Public Perceptions Survey.

Of those who've had therapy, 73% of men and 73% of women say it was helpful.

So what’s getting in the way of more men seeking therapy? 🤔

Stigma, social expectations, and discomfort around opening up all play a part. But attitudes are slowly shifting.

This Men’s Health Month, we’re taking a closer look at how men view therapy, and how those views are changing.

Read more here 👉 https://orlo.uk/XmtKR

15/06/2025

Children exposed to a domestic abuser show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat (Professor Eamon McCory). This is why we must do much more to protect children and stop domestic abusers 💣