We are continuing our journey of moving a relationship from the unconscious, old brain, reactive modality to the conscious, new brain, and intentional modality. Along that path, there are many concepts that conscious partners incorporate into their relationship. Being conscious means taking responsibility for (only) their own behaviour and allowing room for their partner’s flawed […]
Stop Looking Back, You’re Not Going That Way
A good friend gave me the book Ten Times Happier How to Let Go of What’s Holding You Back by Owen O’Kane. The first chapter is titled Stop looking back, you’re not going that way. I thought it was brilliant. Retelling an Experience He begins by retelling an experience he had as a psychotherapist working […]
Chapter 6 con’t: An Imago Match
Let’s continue our discussion with the Imago Match, from last’s week’s blog. Here is an interesting question for you. “What leads us to choose that one person (or maybe two or three or four) to spend our lives with out of the countless others we could have chosen?” (p.129) Not a bad question really! Why […]
