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Worth Doing Half Assed

blue skies Posted on September 6, 2023 by Miriam GraceSeptember 6, 2023

“If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing half assed.” (KC Davis) I quoted to my partner as we got back into the car and we laughed. All day, a day of blue skies and glorious sunshine, I had wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awareness, Being, cancer, CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, chronic illness, Compassion, Depression, Guilt, illness, mindfulness, Person Centered, Psychotherapy, Uncategorized, Wisdom | Tagged Acceptance, How To Keep House While Drowning, KC Davis, overwhelm | Leave a reply

My 3- 2- 1 Survival Method

blue skies Posted on April 12, 2022 by Miriam GraceApril 12, 2022

Let me introduce the 3-2-1 Survival Method©, which I have developed over three decades of working with clients with depression, anxiety, chronic illness, and in emergency situations of overwhelm and stress. While I was in my own situation of illness … Continue reading →

Posted in CFS, chronic illness, Compassion, Depression, illness, Mind-Body, mindfulness, Psychotherapy, Wisdom | Leave a reply

Pandemic Pounds? How psychological shifts can help when nothing else does

blue skies Posted on May 11, 2021 by Miriam GraceMay 17, 2021

Click the picture for the full Guardian article! Why is it so hard to do the right thing when it comes to losing weight? This is a question that so many of my clients have asked me and this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awareness, Compassion, Fitness, mindfulness, Psychotherapy, Weight | Tagged Acceptance, Body Awareness, Gwyneth Paltrow, losing weight, non-judgment, pandemic weight gain | Leave a reply

Here and Now: the timeless, powerful and effective Gestalt teaching

blue skies Posted on May 8, 2021 by Miriam GraceMay 8, 2021

Often reframed  as mindfulness, acceptance, focussing or compassion focused therapy, and having borrowed from buddhism, Zen, Reichian therapy, the Gestalt practice of starting where we are has retained its power for nearly 60 years, for centuries if we acknowledge that … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Awareness, Being, Body-Mind, Compassion, Gestalt, Mind-Body, mindfulness, Person Centered, Psychotherapy | Tagged Acceptance, Beisser, Body Intelligence, Dr Elinor Greenberg, Imogen Ragone, non-judgemental, pandemic, Paradoxical Theory of Change, therapy | Leave a reply

Be Reasonable! Reasonable Adjustment and The Middle Ground

blue skies Posted on February 17, 2021 by Miriam GraceFebruary 17, 2021

It struck me today when I was in a meeting discussing work adjustments for colleagues with childcare responsibilities during lockdown, that maybe we all need ‘reasonable adjustments’ right now. It was an unusual perspective for me as a disabled person … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Being, Compassion, Depression, Person Centered, Psychotherapy | Tagged mental health in the pandemic, mental-health, pandemic | 2 Replies

Blue Monday 2021: Pandemic mental health is different this year

blue skies Posted on February 17, 2021 by Miriam GraceFebruary 17, 2021

This article was originally published on Medium in January 2021: click here to view there. There is no doubt about it, the pandemic is different this year to last year, and our psychological responses are different this year to last … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awareness, Being, cancer, chronic illness, Compassion, Depression, illness, Person Centered, Psychotherapy | Tagged Acceptance, coronavirus, Covid 19, mental-health, pandemic | Leave a reply

The Paradoxical Theory Of Change 2020

blue skies Posted on September 28, 2020 by Miriam GraceJune 7, 2022

CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR MY NEW VIDEO: “The Paradoxical Theory of Change”   ..change occurs when one becomes what he is, not when he tries to become what he is not. Change does not take place through a coercive attempt … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Anxiety, Awareness, Being, chronic illness, Compassion, mindfulness, Person Centered, Psychotherapy | Tagged Acceptance, Beisser, Body Intelligence, Gestalt, Nourish & Nurture, Paradoxical Theory of Change | 2 Replies

SAD: should we attribute lower mood in winter to a ‘disorder’?

blue skies Posted on August 27, 2020 by Miriam GraceAugust 27, 2020

What if Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is not a disorder? And what if winter 2020 is not simply the biggest challenge to mood management, but a great opportunity to address the impact of winter on your mood? Before I get … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, chronic illness, Compassion, Depression, sad, winter | Tagged Nourish & Nurture, SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder | 2 Replies

Just when I get my ducks in a row, in come the monkeys…

blue skies Posted on April 16, 2020 by Miriam GraceApril 16, 2020

There is no exit strategy. The monkeys have the balls and we don’t know where they will be dropped. The frustration stage precedes the distress of the injustice and grief of loss. However, a deeper sense of internal safety grows within, once we learn to live with uncertainty.

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Posted in Anxiety, Awareness, Being, bereavement, cancer, chronic illness, Compassion, Depression, Gestalt, illness, mindfulness, Person Centered, Psychotherapy | Tagged coronavirus, Covid 19, monkeys and balls | Leave a reply

The Legitimacy of Responding Slowly

blue skies Posted on April 7, 2020 by Miriam GraceApril 7, 2020

Isn’t it busy at the moment? Wonderful people setting up wonderful projects, everyone zooming and doing yoga, home schooling, street what’s app groups and people launching their own channels and podcasts. So much to help people from feeling dangerously lonely. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Awareness, Being, chronic illness, Compassion, Depression, illness, Person Centered, Psychosynthesis, Psychotherapy, Thoughts, Wisdom | Tagged coronavirus, Covid 19, overwhelm, slowly | 1 Reply

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