Author: suziechick
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Return to the wheel
For this month, I’d like to share with you a little personal story in the hope that parts of it resonate especially as we draw 2022 to a close and look forward to the new year with renewed hopes and dreams. I recently faced a bit of fear and anxiety when I decided to get…
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Catching the Ick
As the nights draw in, I’ve been slowly hibernating on the sofa indulging in a spot of movie watching. One of my chosen viewings of late was a drama call Endings Beginnings. This movie included a scene where someone describes what ended his last relationship explaining that he saw his partner’s used dental floss and…
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The Weird and Wonderful world of therapy (part three)
“Psychotherapy is a tool for correcting our self-ignorance in the most profound ways” The School of Life Welcome to the third instalment of my series exploring the weird and wonderful world of therapy. This time around I want to try my very best to explain how therapy works. Often, we can’t quite articulate what exactly…
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Tarot anyone?
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams, who looks inside, awakes” Carl Jung “It’s a bit hippie” commented a recent house guest as they were perusing my bookshelves and landed upon one of my books on tarot. Their comment slightly surprised me as a…
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My 2022 Summer reading
In time honoured tradition, it’s that sunny time of year where I head to my library and select my summer reading. Below are a few of gems which I have been enjoying. Every Family Has a Story by Julia Samuel This is the third book by Julia, following her very successful Grief Works and This…
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It’s a shame
The other day I was enjoying dinner with friends when an upcoming summer social was mentioned. We all opened our phones to check calendars and discuss logistics. I explained to the table, I’d have to be late to the social as I was attending an all-day workshop on guilt and shame. There were some chuckles…
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Hide and Seek
It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found D W Winnicott As the warmer weather arrives, I’ve been spending a bit of time frequenting my local park. I recently noticed a few children playing the classic game of hide and seek. In the game I saw, one little girl had…
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The Weird and Wonderful world of therapy (part two)
In ordinary social life, there is no equivalent to the psychotherapeutic situation. Anthony Storr, author and psychoanalyst Some of you may recall back in January, I began my little mini-series of articles exploring the World of therapy by firstly writing about some of the different types of therapy. For this month I wanted to explore…
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Bouncing back
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated” Maya Angelou A few experiences this past month have tested my ability to bounce back. To keep trying when at first (or second, or third) attempt, I didn’t succeed. It’s made me think of those large yellow boxes you sometimes see on the roadside,…
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The M Word
Imagine the scenario. A group of friends having an enjoyable dinner, there’s been lots of chat and laughter. Then the bill arrives. It sits on a little silver tray. Waiting to be picked up. The atmosphere around the table shifts from one of joviality to something a little nervous. Some friends ordered more than others,…
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