Case #131 — A knife in the chest
Aimie spoke of the issue of security. She had fear, and sometimes anxiety about catastrophic things happening. I asked for an example. Her daughter was new to primary school. Aimie made sure that the…
Case #132 — Intimate Communication
Larry had been practicing trying to notice his feelings. He found this enormously difficult. He had set them aside for so many years that most of the time he just ‘ felt emptiness ’ . Now, he was able…
Case #134 — Together on the ledge
Harvey mentioned divorce in his family. His parents were divorced. His brothers were divorced. He was divorced. He was wondering what was going on in his family. This was a clear invitation to look at…
Case #135 — Up on a pedestal
Lynne came up to work, but seemed unclear as to just what she wanted to work on. She appeared very disembodied to me. Her conversation would constantly go to abstract issues, questions, things where w…
Case #136 — Turn it around
Nuri was nervous. She described how she couldn ’ t sleep, and mentioned her parents fighting every night. I said - " I am 20 years older than you, and could be in the same generation as your father. ”…
Case #137 — A terrifying wait at the train station
Evelyn ' s whole body was tense. She said she found it hard to sleep, since she was a child. I wanted to know about the tension. I asked what happened to her when she was a child. She told a story - s…
Case #138 — Angry eyes
Lilly lived with her grandmother from her mid childhood. She went overseas as an adult, and returned after 10 years to care for her parents. She reported feeling very angry at her parents, even feelin…
Case #139 — Failure to protect
As I sat with Sally, I asked what she was feeling. She reported feeling anger, sadness and fear. She talked about her dog, and how one time when she was out walking, a large mastiff attacked her dog a…
Case #140 — The circle of deep support
Damien said he was looking forward to the group, curious about what he would learn. This is a passive position - it doesn ’ t declare anything about himself. So I asked him to imagine looking back o…
Case #141 — Protective behaviours
Cheri hardly spoke. She appeared extremely shy, and mostly just watched what happened in the group. On the occasions she did say something, she was tentative, seemed nervous, and did not use many word…