Case #91 — Talking with God, twice
Joanne had a very deep and significant spiritual experience as a teenager. It was ecstatic, and stemmed from an interest she had had in spirituality from childhood. Her parents were religious. But the…
Case #92 — The blissfulness of nothing
Zac talked about feeling depersonalised. As a kid, he thought his mother was going to die (though she didn ’ t). He did talk about his grandmother dying. He prayed to God as a child...but she still di…
Case #93 — Depression is in the relationship
Terry was at a loss. He had been in a relationship with Dianne for several years. They clearly loved each other. They were both interested in the inner life, and had a strong bond. But Dianne was depr…
Case #94 — To be known, to know oneself
Louisa had been involved in personal growth work for over 10 years. She had not done a full professional training, but she had attended a lot of workshops, done her own study, and was committed to her…
Case #95 — Being intolerant to find spiritual tolerance
Sylvia brought a complex issue. She wanted to be able to take more responsibility for herself, as a kind of spiritual practice, but when faced with certain people, she would push them away, and create…
Case #96 — Spiritual work with aggression
Brenda raised the topic of authenticity. But she named it as a spiritual practice that she wanted to be able to achieve, rather than just a psychological method. I did not completely understand how sh…
Case #97 — The integration of spiritual experience
Victor wanted to understand more about what spirituality was, but he was unclear. Gestalt can be used with any figure of interest, and it does not require the therapist to be some kind of spiritual ex…
Case #98 — The unthawing of relationship
Katie spoke about her relationship with her husband. It had been very painful for a very long time. They had not had sex for 10 years. She felt towards him as sister and brother - ‘ a family ’ but wit…
Case #99 — Disrobing oneself
Jasmine responded to the topic of Religious Wounding. This describes emotional traumas experienced in the context of religious settings. She talked about being a young woman, and enthusiastically embr…
Case #100 — What’s the point?
Jill asked - what is the purpose of existence? This is a large spiritual question, and certainly one that is important at some point for most people. I have my views on the matter, but this was an ins…