Case #101 — The compassionate no!
Wendy lived with her husband, and mother in law. Her children were grown, and her mother in law had Alzheimer ' s. Her issue was that she wanted to cultivate her spirituality by being more compassiona…
Case #102 — A pleasurable reward
Martha was depressed. The family business was not something she was very interested in; she didn ’ t want to go to work, but felt guilty when she didn ’ t. She went in and out of a dark depression, a…
Case #103 — Disciplining Ms. Spontaneous
Molly wanted to establish a more regular meditation practice. She was very keen to do so, but, as with many people, found that she would do it for a while, then get out of the rhythm. I asked for spec…
Case #104 — A sensitive young woman
Lucy brought the issue of her sensitivity. What I noticed was her smiling a lot. I asked if she felt happy … and then, what kind of things gave her pleasure, and brought her happiness. Although this g…
Case #105 — Leaning and pushing
Patty brought the issue of ‘ stability ’ , as in, she wanted more of it. In trying to understand what this meant for her, she mentioned that she often felt tired, but at the same time, she couldn ’ t…
Case #106 — The thin red line
Jillie started out talking about her marriage. There was very little sex, and there had been a number of years where her husband was away working for long periods. Now he had returned home. She had ma…
Case #107 — Using authority to exit from violence
Kirstie was in a domestic violence relationship She grew up in a large family; even though her father was away working during part of her childhood, her memories were basically good. Her husband came…
Case #108 — After abuse, the gift of pleasure
Elise plunged right in. She spoke about being molested as a 5 year old girl. This was the first time in her life she had shared this with anyone, and she was in her mid 40 ’ s. After the abuse, she su…
Case #109 — Removing the burden
Sally had reported a number of symptoms - a feeling of chaos, some pain in her upper back, and the experience of blushing, which she connected to fear of a lack of acceptance. I asked her about these…
Case #110 — Hidden aggression
Macy smiled a lot. She seemed a very genuinely warm and friendly person, hard to dislike on first appearance. She seemed to be there for others, and clearly liked to be helpful. However, in the group,…