Case #52 — The party girls
Martin had a number of major relationships in his life. At 50, he was now in a very heart-connected relationship, but without children. He had always been attracted to ‘ party girls ’ . In the end, de…
Case #53 — Too much drinking, or to too much giving?
Tom drank, too much, too often. He had done this for many years. Sometimes he gave up, sometimes he started again. Abby was not happy, and had become increasingly vocal about things having to change.…
Case #54 — Bringing the devil and God together
Angelica was a doctor, though she had more recently changed professions. She had a child, and longed for another one, but was also deeply afraid to have another one. She said as we established contact…
Case #55 — The creative void
Betina talked about being afraid of her husband dying - there was a history of early deaths in his family, a fortune teller had told her he could die, and he stayed up late each night. As we spoke, it…
Case #56 — The little girl needs attention
Wendy spoke of wanting a partner. She was divorced, and ran a business. She talked about how impatient she was with her employees, and how she was very businesslike, and never showed her vulnerability…
Case #57 — Invitation to conspiracy
As soon as Annabelle started speaking, I got an uncomfortable feeling. She clearly wanted to tell her ‘ story ’ , about how she had been wronged in various ways, how she had valiantly tried to help ot…
Case #58 — When words fall away
When someone raises a lot of issues, we need to be open to them, looking for what we call something ‘ figural ’ in Gestalt terms - a particular topic that has the most present energy. What came into f…
Case #59 — Longing for meeting
After a group process, Trevor got in touch with some deep sadness. I had given an exercise in the group to creatively explore aggression. Participants faced each other, and pushed against each other w…
Case #60 — Hating and loving
Jeremy and Mirada - a married couple - did an exercise which involved pushing hands against each other, to get in touch with their aggression. Mirada became very upset after the exercise. She spoke ab…
Case #61 — Getting comfortable with sexual feelings
Linda was 33 and single. She reported that she had plenty of men friends, but they were all ‘ buddies ’ . And when it came to the possibility of a romantic relationship, she found it hard to move out…