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‘The Poet and the Shepherd’ by Joshua Boettiger

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

https://parabola.org/2017/01/31/the-poet-and-the-shepherd-by-joshua-boettiger/ Click on the link to visit Parabola Magazine for this astonishing article by Joshua Boettiger:- ‘We could say the search for meaning – which is a holy search – becomes imperiled whenever the poet-self and the shepherd-self are out … Continue reading →

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The Heart-Brain Connection: The Neuroscience of Social, Emotional Learning: Richard Davidson

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

This is not a directly person-centred take on the subject – but that’s just about viewpoint. The content is massively relevant for any therapist (or anyone interested in how we heal, learn, grow and change). This takes you directly to … Continue reading →

Posted in actualizing tendency, cognitive, education, medical model, neuroscience, Richard Davidson, therapeutic growth, transformation | Tagged actualisation, actualization, brain change, brain development, brain rewiring, change, child development, education, emotional learning, learning, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, neurosculpting, parenting, Richard Davidson, social learning, therapeutic growth, therapeutic process | 2 Comments

Jeanne Safer on Forgiveness

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Jeanne Safer on Forgiveness Click on the title for this great article in http://www.psychologytoday.com by Jeanne Safer. A profoundly person-centred take on the subject. Internal locus, rather than external locus or ‘one size fits all’ approaches to what’s therapeutic or ‘good for … Continue reading →

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Viktor Frankl on Love & Actualizing

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him. By his love he is … Continue reading →

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The “Mental Illness” Paradigm: Itself an “Illness” that is Out of Control

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The “Mental Illness” Paradigm: Itself an “Illness” that is Out of Control Interesting article by Paris Williams.

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