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Matt Licata on when the ground falls away

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The writer is noticing how hard, painful and confusing life is feeling for many in her world, both those she works with therapeutically and others – and how this is often her experience too at the moment. Lots of change and loss … Continue reading →

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Matt Licata on Trust in the Fires of Disintegration

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Matt Licata on how our movement into what Carl Rogers described as ‘the good life’ – as we actualise – tends to involve our feeling our feelings more intensely, and more connection to our vulnerability, rather than the floaty Zen detachment … Continue reading →

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What is my motivation to contribute to the world – Thomas Hübl

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Brief, useful film about the personal and subjective nature of reality, and the importance of reflective process into our motivating emotions underlying what we do in the world… How, simply by beginning this enquiry, we connect more deeply with ourselves, others … Continue reading →

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Carl Rogers on Being Deeply Heard

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“When a person realizes he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying, “Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it’s like … Continue reading →

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Jeff Foster: Message from a dying friend

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link to visit this powerful post on Jeff’s Facebook page. He’s right. It doesn’t matter what we call it – we have a need for our own and each other’s authentic presence, to be witnessed and received, … Continue reading →

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One Year Writing and Healing: Diane Morrow

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

One Year Writing and Healing: Diane Morrow Click on the title for a lovely blog on the theme of expressive writing as a path into processing and healing grief – this particular post is about our need to communicate our … Continue reading →

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