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The Wound is the Place Where the Light Enters You

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The house is well built but the foundation is unstable – a great analogy for attachment and personality

Felicia Chiao’s drawing: “The house is well built but the foundation is unstable” is such a brilliant metaphor for the role of attachment and personality in our psychological makeup. It’s the first 2 to 3 years of our lives that Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 5 months5 months ago
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The sicker the relationship, the stronger the bond – trauma bonding and what that means

There are many reasons it’s difficult to leave an abusive relationship. ⁣Some of the reasons are of practical nature, fx. Financial or safety worries. ⁣Others are of a more psychological nature. ⁣One of them is the psychological phenomenon of trauma Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 6 months6 months ago
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Imprints of trauma are more varied than you realise

This photo, originally from Janina Fisher, PhD, is one that I show quite often to my clients. ⁣The response is usually the same, a quiet moment followed by: “Wow…” ⁣Most people have never seen their pain and symptoms drawn up Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 6 months6 months ago
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How your brain cooperates with your mind to generate your individual reality

Try putting your finger horizontally over the middle, and see how the colours of the blocks change instantly. What before was very distinctively two colours, blend into the very same grey colour. What’s happening here? This is a great example Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 6 months ago
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You do not heal from trauma in isolation

When you look at a forest, it looks as all the trees are individuals, standing there in the ground all alone. What you might not know, is that underneath the ground, they are all interconnected. ⁣⁣Did you know that trees Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 6 months6 months ago
Psychoeducation

Body scan meditation in Icelandic

Meditation is for your brain what going out for a run is for your lungs. Here’s a body scan meditation that I recorded some time ago, that I would like to share. Body scan meditations are a good way to Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 12 months6 months ago
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Friendly reminder: Legality is not a guide to morality

„Have you ever seen an old photo of yourself and been embarrassed at the way you looked? Did we actually dress like that? We did. And we had no idea how silly we looked. It’s the nature of fashion to be invisible, Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 12 months6 months ago
Psychoeducation

Some words on forgiveness

What forgiveness is not: It’s not the same as forgetting what happened It’s not the same as agreeing with or liking what happened It’s not the same as absolution It’s not denial It does not mean we will never again Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 12 months6 months ago
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The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog

Even though fictional books can be wonderful, and can change the lives and thought processes of their readers, I personally rarely give myself time to read fiction. The reason being that there are so many amazing non-fiction books out there, Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 12 months6 months ago
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Never underestimate the healing power of your own brain

They say time heals all wounds, but that is only half part true. In order for a wound to heal, the conditions for healing must be right. If you break your leg, but you need to continue walking on it, Read more…

By Whole Minded Therapy, 12 months6 months ago

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