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Why the Marisa Peer Method?
- Nov 30, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Addiction, Change, Counselling, Hypnotherapy
- 0 Comments
I love when you send me questions, as I am always happy to answer them. The questions I had most this week were about what hypnotherapy can be used for, if I have done it myself and who is Marisa Peer and why did I choose to train with her,…
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More of your questions – Q & A Part 2
- Oct 07, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, Coaching, compassion, Counselling
- 0 Comments
As promised, I said I would answer more of your questions, so please keep them coming and I will do my best to answer them. My friend worked with you and said you had both a personal & professional approach to helping him. Can you tell me what he meant…
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A little something different today – Q & A
- Oct 04, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Awareness, Change, Coaching, Commitment, Counselling
- 0 Comments
Today’s post is going to be a bit different, more personal in some ways. I get asked so many questions, I thought I would do a bit of a Q & A to see if that helps at all. Keep sending me your questions and I will answer them in…
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Are you triggered?
- Mar 12, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Awareness, Change, Commitment, compassion, Counselling, Curious, Triggers
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In my last post I explored what some triggers are. The second part to this is about knowing when you are triggered. If you are crying like the little girl in the picture then the trigger is obvious. At other times, it isn’t so obvious, so I thought I would…
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Attachment – 101
- Mar 08, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Commitment, compassion, Counselling, Curious
- 0 Comments
How we interact with and relate to others is affected by what we learn during our “attachment” phase of life. Most of this is an unconscious dynamic, but it affects all of our relationships and our ability to bond, connect, feel safety, trust and closeness. There are four main attachment…
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Stress – 101
- Mar 06, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, Coaching, compassion, Counselling, Curious, Stress
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By looking at these deer, you wouldn’t think they knew anything about stress. But to the contrary, they know it all too well. Humans have the same innate mechanisms that helps to rebound & reset our nervous systems after encounters with stress. I thought a good place to start was…
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Nervous System & Trauma
- Mar 04, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, compassion, Counselling, Curious, Trauma
- 0 Comments
As you know, I am studying to add Somatic Experiencing Practitioner to my list of services offered for Trauma Recovery. What this essentially means is re-setting our nervous system, by building awareness, tolerance and resilience to the sensations within the body. The way I understand it, is that the nervous…
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Neuroscience – Traumatic Memory
- Mar 02, 2016
- By katalyst
- In compassion, Counselling, Curious, Trauma
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Memory is such a tricky thing in general. When you add trauma into the mix and it becomes even more challenging. People struggle with the memories they do have just as much as the things they don’t remember. That said, that is an extremely general statement as there are a…
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Taking A Closer Look
- Feb 27, 2016
- By katalyst
- In Change, compassion, Counselling, Understanding
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If you are like me, you are looking for answers & explanations – for pretty much everything. I experience life by what everything means. Personally that is how I try to make sense of actions, interactions, responses, behaviours – to find explanations, that then help me interpret what it means,…
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Trauma – 101
- Feb 22, 2016
- By katalyst
- In compassion, Counselling, Curious, Information, Trauma
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Trauma is a big word and a big concept, whether you use the little “t” trauma or the big “T” Trauma. Its effects are far reaching and can be long lasting, so handling with gentle, tender, compassionate care is necessary. In general, it would seem that it is also one…