Bonney Elliott Psychotherapy & Consulting

01/03/2022

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Happy New Year! Every January, I choose a theme or a word to pay attention to in the coming months. Last year, given the impact of the pandemic, I focused on Connection. In 2022, I want to take a deeper dive into the concept of Power. Why power? Because there are simply too many things happening in the world right now that feel beyond our control....

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Happy New Year! Every January, I choose a theme or a word to pay attention to in the coming months. Last year, given the impact of the pandemic, I focused on Connecti…

12/11/2021

Photo by Ave Calvar Martinez on Pexels.com Small things make me smile in December. The soundtrack of the Nutcracker Suite, playing as I write this. I could listen to the album at any time of year, but it would not be the same. I close my eyes and remember the hush of the National Arts Center when the red velvet curtains part and the orchestra starts up....

http://bonneyelliott.ca/2021/12/11/connection-to-wonder/

Photo by Ave Calvar Martinez on Pexels.com Small things make me smile in December. The soundtrack of the Nutcracker Suite, playing as I write this. I could listen to the album at any time of year, …

11/11/2021

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com November is not an easy month. It is a time of gathering darkness and bracing for the cold starkness of winter. For reflection and grieving of relationships, places and things we have lost and left behind. Of feeling tired and out of sorts, physically depleted and more susceptible to illness. It is easy to fall into the habit of resenting this time time of year....

http://bonneyelliott.ca/2021/11/10/connection-to-memory/

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com November is not an easy month. It is a time of gathering darkness and bracing for the cold starkness of winter. For reflection and grieving of relationships, places a…

10/05/2021

Photo by Anni Roenkae on Pexels.com A year of connection would not be complete without a post on shyness. In my writing group, this week's prompt was to start with the words "How to..." Here it is: Merriam Webster defines shy as: “1. Being easily frightened, timid. 2. Disposed to avoid a person or thing. 3. Hesitant in committing oneself. 4....

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Photo by Anni Roenkae on Pexels.com A year of connection would not be complete without a post on shyness. In my writing group, this week’s prompt was to start with the words “How to& #82…

07/11/2021

Photo by Meruyert Gonullu on Pexels.com In this year of focus on connection, I find myself wondering why we humans get so attached to things. Why do we find, collect, hang onto and attach meaning to physical objects ? Why some things and not others? How do our feelings get projected onto our stuff? Nostalgia for the past and aspiration for the future....

http://bonneyelliott.ca/2021/07/11/connection-to-things/

Photo by Meruyert Gonullu on Pexels.com In this year of focus on connection, I find myself wondering why we humans get so attached to things. Why do we find, collect, hang onto and attach meaning t…

06/27/2021

Photo by Maksim Romashkin on Pexels.com Mixed emotions arise as our province and country start to open up again from Covid-induced lockdown. Relief about dwindling case counts and vaccination rates. Grief around multiple losses. Hope about returning to some kind of normal. Fear that "normal" will be fleeting. Excitement about in-person events and activities. A combination of Anger and Despair…...

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Photo by Maksim Romashkin on Pexels.com Mixed emotions arise as our province and country start to open up again from Covid-induced lockdown. Relief about dwindling case counts and vaccination rates…

06/21/2021

Photo by sergio souza on Pexels.com "Embodiment is living within, being present within the internal space of the body. It’s something quite different from being aware of the body. Judith Blackstone As I integrate Somatic Experiencing Therapy into my practice, I find myself wondering what it would feel like to live a more fully embodied existence. There are glimpses, while doing yoga, dancing, gardening, hiking through a forest, creating...whenever I am completely immersed in an experience....

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Photo by sergio souza on Pexels.com “Embodiment is living within, being present within the internal space of the body. It’s something quite different from being aware of the body. Judith Blac…

04/03/2021

Happy Easter!

02/17/2021

Practice Updates

02/17/2021

Coming this spring

02/17/2021

Photo by julie aagaard on In this year of personal focus on connection, I plan to devote the month of March to connecting with Mind. This endeavour could be challenging. Easier to connect with heart. I would rather tell a story or describe a relationship than engage in debate or get lost in concentric circles of analysis. Meetings of Mind feel colder and more calculated, intimidating at times....

Photo by julie aagaard on In this year of personal focus on connection, I plan to devote the month of March to connecting with Mind. This endeavour could be challenging. Easier to connect with hear…