DBT and Schema Therapy by Amanda Watson

20/07/2023

It’s easy to say you want a life without pain, but to climb out of hell, you have to get your hands burnt.

20/07/2023

Today in session:

A client talks about how they feel the need to keep their emotional "armour" on when interacting with others.

Me: "Your 'armour' is not a hardening against others, it is a softening towards yourself"

DBT Wisdom

26/04/2023

"One of the great things about children is that they have no other concern than to be simply interested in things. It is the height of Mindfulness to approach the World afresh, like a child". John Dickerson, American Author.

"My daughter and I are in Myrtle Beach taking a sunset walk when this adorable and sweet little boy comes walking right up to her. He shares with her the shark tooth around his neck. He tells her his name and asks her name to which she tells him. They part ways while saying goodbye, walking in the opposite direction. A few minutes later he comes running back, in what seems to be in slow motion, yelling out my daughter's name. She turns around and is greeted by his smile. So they share a few words, mainly about his super cool shark's tooth that apparently gave him powers 🙂
Before they walked, talked and raced, I asked his mother for permission to take this picture and this was the result. No one positioned them, told them to smile and there was absolutely no hesitation on their part at all. When we finished walking and it was time to go they hugged for a long time and exchanged about 20 "goodbyes."
This is a moment that we humans understand as just simply seeing no color lines, no judgement, no race, no hate, no shades. It's just pure....two kids meeting on a sunset walk without a care in the world...all they saw was each other.
This world would be a much better place if we acted like these two kids."
Credit: Ayanna Toye Barrows

09/04/2023

23/03/2023

23/03/2023

"Our hero’s are sometimes also the villains
Good people don’t tend to tell you they are good
Sometimes altruism hides a manipulative motive
Grandiosity has to be fed
True love doesn’t leave you feeling diminished
Being right is not as important as being kind
We don't listen with our ears, but with our hearts
Talking about God isn’t a sign of being in touch with spirit
Who you are is nobody else’s business
Personal freedom is just as important as Collective responsibility
Loving someone is not the same as enabling them
Your silence in the face of abuse is also abuse"
Amanda Watson