back in april, i said this in regard to a blog entry on obesity research: the more healthy i live, the more understanding i have for people for whom health is not such a great priority, or who have chosen to focus on different areas of improving their health than i have. i have some… Continue reading understanding addictions
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breaking free of violent relationships
“you promised me you would never hit me again” – read this story of a woman who heard her son utter these words exactly one year ago and decided to leave a violent husband. i had shivers running down my spine reading her story. i guess everyone would – but for me it had special… Continue reading breaking free of violent relationships
mental illness in the workplace
read in hugo schwyzer’s blog about a tenured professor who apparently was let go because of behaviour resulting from a mental illness, as well as my comments on this alarming situation. isabella mori counselling in vancouver www.moritherapy.com
butterfly chaos – a hypertext poem
what do you know about the flapping of the butterfly – the light flap, soft flap, timid flap, the one that makes no noise, disturbs no sleeper, that is so utterly erasable, and much more insignificant than sand paintings in eastern gardens … and what is there to know about this miniscule event, what insight,… Continue reading butterfly chaos – a hypertext poem
so relaxed!
i’m sitting here in my office. not alone. someone is in the chair across from me. very relaxed. is she asleep? (if you come to my office, will you fall asleep?) yes, i think she is asleep. just comfortably in the chair. how much i can learn from her! never ruffled, never offended, always relaxed,… Continue reading so relaxed!
the wounded healer
my approach to therapy is influenced by traditions that place some weight on judicial self disclosure, on the idea of the wounded healer, on the notion that there is very little we can know for certain, and on paying attention to the here and now: the here and now of the client’s life, of the… Continue reading the wounded healer
the negative voice vs. the encouraging voice
“The story of your life is the story of a journey of your heart through a dangerous and beautiful world. It is the story of the long and sustained assault on your heart by the Enemy who knows what you could be and fears you. But it is also the story of the long and… Continue reading the negative voice vs. the encouraging voice
the weekend to end breast cancer
hi everyone just a quick post today. i’ve decided to post occasionally about my weekend to end breast cancer participation on urbanvancouver. go to it to see my first entry! isabella mori counselling in vancouver www.moritherapy.com
children and war
i found this in medicalnews today: How Do Children Understand The Phenomenon Of War? All over the world children are exposed to war, some first-hand, others through media images. However, little is known about how children understand the phenomenon of war, and many parents are unsure how to approach the subjects of war and terrorism… Continue reading children and war
understanding anorexia
i don’t have anorexia but i am intrigued by how close i feel to people who have this experience. there is a way in which i understand the desire to control one’s life to such a high degree. “my body will not tell me when to eat! i am in charge of that!” these words… Continue reading understanding anorexia