I’m Not a Feminist, But…
Now what would you think if someone said “it’s not that I’m anti-racist or anything, but I don’t believe in discriminating against people because of their race”?
Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life Articles in February, 2008, Page 2
Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life published the following articles in February, 2008.
Listening: A Whole Body Process
We might find that when we have time and space, or when we meditate, or go for walks, or write down what we are feeling, or whatever it is that we do, we end up just listening to our thoughts, which behave like the loudest guests at the party. We might never hear from that quiet girl in the corner who looks really interesting…
Listening to the Client
For me the key to therapy is space: space in which to listen and to perceive in a total way everything that the client says with their words, and with their body, space in which to listen as if this person were the first and only person in the world, and they were giving you some infinitely precious information — how it is for them.
Unparenting the Children, Parenting Yourself
Why do some parents become over-involved with their children’s lives? And what can they do about it? Maybe the first step toward letting go of a vice-like emotional grip on children is to work out what your own needs are.
Personal Questions in Therapy
The classic response to a client’s question is to turn it back on the client, treating the question as revealing of a particular need. “I see it is really important to you to know…” This technique makes me flinch.
Research Library Spun off to CounsellingBooks.com
With more than one hundred pages of annotated entries covering books and journal articles, our popular mental health research library has been freshly updated and re-organised and now has a new home at CounsellingBooks.com.
The Toll of Subtle Racism
Blatant, overt racism is easy to spot — but what about subtle racism? And are there measurable cognitive effects that come as a result of witnessing not-so-obvious racism?