Joy: an intentional state of being; a character trait; a choice.

Choose joy, but don't look for it out there somewhere. Look inwards.

Schema spotlight: subjugation schema

Psychological flexibility is being able to spend our time, energy and efforts on the things that we love and what matters to us - whilst making space for setbacks and disappointments.

“We bend so that we do not break”

We are all responsible to handle our heart with care. Who are you letting occupy your heart?

Dissociation can be our brain's way of protecting us from dangers that are out of our control. It allows us to escape "mentally". Unfortunately, this is where a disconnect between our mind and our body can occur, perpetuating feelings of disconnection within the self and reality.

Schema spotlight: Negativity / Pessimism schema

“whether we caused the problems in our life or not, we are still responsible to fix them”

We all have an inner critic (for some of us louder than others), but do we give enough voice and attention to our inner advisor?

Schema Spotlight: Insufficient self-control schema

Do you ever feel like your emotional reactions are disproportionate to the situation at hand? Do you find yourself thinking, ‘why can’t I just get over it?’ The emotional parts of your brain may be at work!

All of us have diverse sides, facets, and parts to who we are, and it doesn’t always feel whole or integrated.

Understanding and Managing Anger: Three Common Uses

Schema spotlight: self-sacrificing schema

Being able to identify “key problem areas” is a crucial element to therapy.

We all have variances and variability in our temperament - and not all of these differences or “quirks’ are pathological.

We all have access to three states of mind: our emotional mind, rational mind and wisemind.

Schema spotlight: unrelenting standards schema

Why your feelings do matter and deserve to be experienced.

Schema spotlight: emotional deprivation schema

Posttrauma symptoms and posttraummatic growth.