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Woven By Lidia Yuknavitch

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

https://www.guernicamag.com/features/woven/ Stunning piece of writing, by Lidia, weaving folk tale and metaphor around a deeply personal narrative. Don’t miss it. Two themes that comes up regularly in the therapy room and supervision at this service:- how expressive, transformative and healing … Continue reading →

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When Women Wanted Sex Much More Than Men – Alyssa Goldstein

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.alternet.org/when-women-wanted-sex-much-more-men Click on the link to visit Alternet for Alyssa’s interesting browse through some of the historical and political dimensions of current cultural perceptions of gender/sexuality. Many of these perceptions are profoundly unhelpful and unpleasant:- ‘Women must be convinced, persuaded, … Continue reading →

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Embodying the Dream – Toko-pa Turner

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Three days after the UK election, here is a lovely gentle 7 minutes from Toko-pa, an excerpt from the film ‘Time is Art’ and part of her theme at the 2014 Synchronicity Symposium. Here she is talking about the ‘dangerous … Continue reading →

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Words – Ruth Stone

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Words ‘Wallace Stevens says, “A poet looks at the world as a man looks at a woman.” I can never know what a man sees when he looks at a woman. That is a sealed universe. On the outside of … Continue reading →

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The Rupture of the Mother Line & the Cost of Becoming Real – Bethany Webster

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://womboflight.com/2014/12/21/the-rupture-of-the-mother-line-and-the-cost-of-becoming-real/ Fascinating article by Bethany on the mother-daughter relationship, its deeper potential and meanings, and the wounds inflicted by our culture. She explores the feminine journey into realness and wholeness, with mother as initiator or wounded saboteur – and how … Continue reading →

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Ione Rucquoi: Sanctae – A Portrait of Secular Saints, by Milica Lewis

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Ione Rucquoi: Sanctae – A Portrait of Secular Saints by Milica Lewis Click on the title to follow the link for a post about this exhibition at the Royal West Academy of England in Bristol. With thanks to Milica Lewis, … Continue reading →

Posted in cultural taboos, Gender & culture, physical being | Tagged A Portrait of Secular Saints, body image, cultural taboo, divine feminine, feminine, gender, Ione Rucquoi, Lion Art Projects, Milica Lewis, nakedness, nudity, physical being, Royal West Academy of England, woman | Leave a comment

A Letter to my Son about Porn: Harriet Pawson & Cindy Gallop for TED

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

A Letter to my Son about Porn: Harriet Pawson & Cindy Gallop for TED Thanks to Katheryn Trenshaw on Facebook for this link. I have today updated this post in a few respects (1 May 2015). The direct path is … Continue reading →

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