by Kristel | Jan 20, 2016 | intimacy, Relationship, Somatic Therapy
It is difficult to resolve a problem when people are relating in ways that create problems and not solutions. When a relationship comes to a point where you think, “I cannot resolve anything with this person,” the defeat and frustration of the situation can... by Kristel | Jan 11, 2016 | Relationship, Somatic Therapy
Following up on my post, Redefining Resolutions for 2016, I am writing on how to apply my ideas around making resolutions towards relationships. I have been looking at resolutions as a way to “re-solve:” to look at a dilemma, consider what I want or need,... by Kristel | Dec 31, 2015 | Contemplations, intimacy, Relationship, Somatic Therapy
Approaching a new year, a new chapter, or any new beginning, most of us look positively towards all that can be different than before. We make resolutions, state intentions, imbue ourselves with visions and manifestos. For some, new years can spark the impulse to... by Kristel | Aug 22, 2015 | AEDP, Psychotherapy, Relationship
In respect to my advanced training with Diana Fosha and her body of work called AEDP (Accelerated, Experiential, Dynamic, Psychotherapy): Adaptive Action Tendencies The idea of looking at ways that people body patterns of actions are ways that people are organized in... by Kristel | Aug 22, 2015 | Formative Psychology
Anytime that I use the word “form” or interiority” as a way to describe the action state that I am calling fierce patience, these are terms borrowed by the pioneering work of Stanley Keleman. Seeing any state or way of being in a particular moment as a voluntary...