The founder of the cognitive approach in psychotherapy, Aaron Beck, studied the ways in which people may have distorted perspective on reality. The following are among the most common of these distortions: 1. Black-and-white thinking In this type of cognitive distortion, we view things in terms of extremes: good or bad, perfect or worthless, success […]
“When you desire something, your joy depends on that thing. If the thing is not there, you are unhappy; if it is given, you are happy – but only for a moment! This also has to be understood. Whenever your desire is fulfilled, it is only for that moment that you feel joy. It is […]
“Everyone wants to be loved, and this is a wrong beginning. All this starts because the small child cannot love, cannot say anything, cannot do anything, cannot give anything; it can only receive. The child’s experience of love is that of receiving; receiving from the mother; receiving from the father; receiving from brothers and sisters; […]
“There grew in a forest many beautiful and tall trees, and among them one crooked, low, knotty, and ugly tree. All the trees mocked this one, and it was very unhappy. One day woodcutters came into the forest and began to cut down the trees. All the trees were felled; only the small and crooked […]
I do not know the author of the text below, but I am grateful that it was written and that I can share it with you. “I asked God to take away my pride,and He said, ‘No.’He told me that pride is not taken away;it is something one must let go of. I asked God […]
On soul agreements, growth, and self-acceptance – by John L. Payne “There is much speculation and misunderstanding around this topic. When most of you speak of a spiritual partner, you assume this is the person you will fall in love with and live happily ever after. You may even feel that this one very special […]
The text below was written by Virginia Satir (a family psychotherapist) in response to a 15-year-old girl’s question, “How can I prepare for a fulfilling life?” “I am me. In the whole world there is no one exactly like me. There are people who share some parts of my body or some traits of my […]
I owe the method of family constellations not only my encounter with the field of knowledge and its healing potential, but also a deeper understanding of how the family past influences us and of the laws that govern the family soul. For this reason, I would like to express my gratitude to its creator, Bert […]
