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The Moment – Margaret Atwood

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘The moment when, after many years of hard work and a long voyage you stand in the centre of your room, house, half-acre, square mile, island, country, knowing at last how you got there, and say, I own this, is … Continue reading →

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Xiuhtezcatl Martinez of Earth Guardians, speaking to the U.N. in Paris

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The writer finds it deeply disturbing to hear this 15 year old boy speak with passion about what affects us all, while the adults behind him disregard both him and his message…The comments on the video published on the internet tell … Continue reading →

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Jason Hine on feeling the pain of the world

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

https://www.facebook.com/groups/30282864810/permalink/10153124827924811/ A post of Jason’s to the Facebook page for The Work That Reconnects (Joanna Macy). The writer feels a personal resonance with this, and it is also a theme that comes up in therapy sessions/other contexts. As Rogers identified … Continue reading →

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The age of loneliness is killing us – George Monbiot

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/14/age-of-loneliness-killing-us Powerful piece by George Monbiot in the Guardian on how cultural structures, norms and values are eroding our sense of personhood, belonging, interconnection, and denying us the one essential condition if we are to thrive – love. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Mutiny of the Soul – Charles Eisenstein

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://beyondmeds.com/2015/01/22/mutiny-of-the-soul/ Click on the link to visit http://www.beyondmeds.com, and this wonderful article by Charles Eisenstein. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter

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Bonnie Bright – Trauma and Homecoming: Finding a Sense of Place in the Space of Trauma

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.depthinsights.com/Depth-Insights-scholarly-ezine/trauma-and-homecoming-finding-a-sense-of-place-in-the-space-of-trauma-by-bonnie-bright/ Click on the link to visit this fascinating and profound article by Bonnie. It’s a long read, well worth the investment of time and energy. She begins with the choice of the U’wa people in Colombia, faced with the … Continue reading →

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Roopaantar – Metamorphosis by Radha Pandey

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Lovely short animated film from Radha Pandey. The story was adapted from a Japanese folktale, (translated by Rafe Martin) called ‘Green Willow’. The music is called “Wanting Peace” by Nawang Khechog. Here’s the Blake quote from the end:- “The tree which … Continue reading →

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The Wolves of Yellowstone – George Monbiot, & Candice Anne Hershman

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

In 1995, naturalists re-introduced wolves into Yellowstone National Park, after a 70 year absence. The most remarkable “trophic cascade” occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers? George Monbiot explains. We found this film through … Continue reading →

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The Pale Blue Dot: The Sagan Series: Reid Gower

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘It underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the only home we have ever known…’. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter

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C Shaw ‘Depression is not a Disease but an Indication that Human Consciousness needs to Change’

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://vocesdetierra.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/depression-is-not-a-disease-but-an-indication-that-human-consciousness-needs-to-change/ Interesting article dated 12 August from C Shaw. We’re not entirely on board with all of it (for example the reference to ‘depression’ as ‘chemical and emotional imbalance of the brain’ – see Joanna Moncrieff on this subject), but … Continue reading →

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