Therapy4change

03/09/2024

My Logo is a butterfly and why I called my business "Therapy 4 Change

14/03/2024

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20/11/2022

Great "simple" explanation for a complex technique.

This Stanford Neuroscientist Blow My Mind!!!►Special Thanks to our partners from Impact Theory:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnYMOamNKLGVlJgRUbamveAFull i...

05/10/2022

Remember to "unplug" regularly- it is good for us!

13/09/2022

08/09/2022

Negative emotions are like unwelcome guests. Just because they show up on our doorstep doesn't mean they have a right to stay. ​— ​DEEPAK CHOPRA

07/09/2022

“Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them.
They move on. They move away.
The moments that used to define them are covered by
moments of their own accomplishments.

It is not until much later, that
children understand;
their stories and all their accomplishments, sit atop the stories
of their mothers and fathers, stones upon stones,
beneath the water of their lives.”
Paul Coelho

Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida - After The Bath - 1912.

05/09/2022

I'm still a bit sick, and it has been a big day with father's day here in Australia, so I am resharing this. We can all use this reminder now and then.

Being forced to comply through fear and manipulation is not respect. Kids learn whatever we model. If we want then to be respectful and grateful then we need to model respect and gratitude.

More information on my blog:
https://www.thetherapistparent.com/post/teaching-kids-gratitude

Link in bio

04/09/2022

Nothing you love is lost,
Not really.
Things, people, they always go away,
sooner or later.
You can't hold them, any more than you
can hold moonlight.
But if they've touched you,
if they're inside you,
then they're still yours.
The only things you ever really have
are the ones you hold inside your heart.

~ Bruce Coville [Artwork by Maxfield Parrish]

02/09/2022

Love these definitions 💜

I’m due to go on holiday to Crete ✨ which got me thinking about how the Greeks have many words for Love ❤️ I love that they have so many descriptions… including one for Self Love/Self Compassion & Kindness🙂

Greek Culture
The 8 Ancient Greek Words for Love
(By greekcitytimes.com)

We use the word “love” in many different contexts- the love for our parents, best friend, romantic partner, grandparent, sibling, job, automobile, etc.
The Ancient Greeks had eight words that corresponded to different types of love:
Eros (romantic, passionate love)
The first kind of love is Eros, named after the Greek God of fertility.
Eros is passion, lust and pleasure.
The ancient Greeks considered Eros to be dangerous and frightening as it involves a “loss of control” through the primal impulse to procreate. Eros is an intense form of love that arouses romantic and sexual feelings.
Philia (affectionate love)
The second type of love is Philia, or friendship.
Plato felt that physical attraction was not a necessary part of love, hence the use of the word platonic to mean, “without physical attraction.”
Agape (selfless, universal love)
The third is Agape, selfless universal love, such as the love for strangers, nature, or God.
This love is unconditional, bigger than ourselves, a boundless compassion and an infinite empathy that you extended to everyone, whether they are family members or distant strangers.
Storge (familiar love)
Storge is a natural form of affection experienced between family members.
This protective, kinship-based love is common between parents and their children, and children for their parents.
Storge can also describe a sense of patriotism toward a country or allegiance to the same team.
Mania (obsessive love)
When love turns to obsession, it becomes mania.
Stalking behaviors, co-dependency, extreme jealousy, and violence are all symptoms of Mania.
Ludus (playful love)
The Ancient Greeks thought of ludus as a playful form of love.
It describes the situation of having a crush and acting on it, or the affection between young lovers.
Pragma (enduring love)
Pragma is a love built on commitment, understanding and long-term best interests.
It is a love that has aged, matured and about making compromises to help the relationship work over time, also showing patience and tolerance.
Philautia (self love)
The Greeks understood that in order to care for others, we must first learn to care for ourselves.
As Aristotle said “All friendly feelings for others are an extension of a man’s feelings for himself.”

01/09/2022

HELLO SEPTEMBER,
THE SEASON OF LETTING GO

And so begins the season of letting go,
when Mother Nature shows us all,
how it’s done.
Let go,
free yourself,
shake it off,
drop it,
give way for the new.
Create space for new thoughts, new ideas,
new adventures and new connections,
by shedding the dead weight you’ve been carrying around,
for so long.
And whilst you are there, being reborn and renewed,
let go of old anxieties too.
Let go of any doubts, fears or beliefs which no longer serve you well.
Release bitterness or past hurts which feast on your beauty.
Be brave,
Don’t fear the nakedness as your leaves slip away.
Mother Nature doesn’t,
watch and learn.

Donna Ashworth
(My book ‘I wish I knew’ is available now https://amzn.to/3JVMJlZ )

Art by Martin Eager Runique

31/08/2022

Perfectionism is so often a defensive response to the anticipation of criticism from others. But none of us can be perfect. How about we surround ourselves with kinder people instead? Listen to my podcast on Spotify or direct: https://www.carolynspring.com/podcasts/kindness-is-revolutionary/