As human beings we are hard-wired to make sense of what happens to us. This is an important skill since good judgement about the world gives rise to emotional and physical safety. Sometimes, however, we might be continuing to interpret our current experiences based on skewed or narrow unconscious assumptions about how to approach life that we have made in childhood, adolescence or at a traumatic time in our lives. How might therapy help? A Simple Example of the Power of Int

In psychotherapy and counselling, we have the opportunity to 'tell our story'  to someone who is able to hear it; someone who can help us think about it in new ways and support us while we are doing so. But what about outside the consulting room? What else can we do to open up our minds to new possibilities for living our lives? Other People's Stories My answer to these questions is to read (or watch, or listen) to other people's stories. In my opinion it's an easy, guilt-fre

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