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A ‘white guy’s’ perspective on narratives about white colonialism, feminism & stuff – Micah Ingle

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link to visit Micah’s Facebook page for this post – which resonated strongly with the writer. Micah has featured here before. He is a Texan psychologist and counsellor. We experience him as heartful and wise. Here, it’s … Continue reading →

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Paul Gordon on unfettered capitalism & coercive conformity

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘The past two decades have witnessed unprecedented changes in the economic and political organisation of the world. We live, we are constantly told, in the era of globalisation, a euphemism for the triumph throughout the world of the so-called free … 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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Charles Eisenstein on Sacred Economics

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Essential questions for our time. The concept of all life as sacred infuses person-centred, as we understand and practice it. It also offers hope for a desperately needed cultural paradigm shift. Here’s the You Tube description:- ‘Sacred Economics traces the … Continue reading →

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Occupy Your Brain: On Power, Knowledge, & the Re-Occupation of Common Sense – Carol Black

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.filmsforaction.org/news/occupy_your_brain_on_power_knowledge_and_the_reoccupation_of_common_sense/ This is an absolutely brilliant article. ‘……it becomes quite interesting not only to look at what your children are required to learn in school, but at what they are not required to learn. While your kids are very busy … 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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A Brief History of Happiness: Sarah van Gelder

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/how-america-lost-track-of-the-good-life-and-where-to-find-it-now Thanks to Brent Dean Robbins and the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Division 32 on Facebook for the link to this interesting article in Yes Magazine, on the subject of how we have lost our way as cultures, and what … Continue reading →

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Gabor Maté: On Storytelling, Health, and the Ruling Class, with Ryan Meili

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/gabor-mate-storytelling Click on the link for Part 2 of this fascinating, wide-ranging interview with Gabor Mate (Part 1 was yesterday’s post). The writer is often struck with the strong links between what Gabor is saying, and person-centred. For example, Rogers … Continue reading →

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Gabor Maté: How Capitalism Makes Us Sick, with Ryan Meili

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/gabor-mate-how-capitalism-makes-us-sick Click on the link for Part 1 of an interview with Gabor Mate by Ryan Meili in Briarpatch Magazine – we will be posting Part 2 as well (or there is a link at the end of Part 1, … Continue reading →

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Jo Confino – Grieving could offer a pathway out of a destructive economic system

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/oct/02/grieving-pathway-destructive-economic-system Click on the link for this article in the Guardian by Jo Confino, about the road into more economically, ecologically and emotionally sustainable ways of living, through encountering grief – our pain and the world’s. The writer agrees with Jo’s comment:- … Continue reading →

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