Karen Ouse Holistic Psychotherapy

08/18/2022

We tend to judge judgment, both our own and the judgment of others. But sometimes our judgments might be better understood as the self protective representative for our deeper feelings that arise out of the pain of unmet needs. ❤️‍🩹

05/17/2022

"Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive." -Hafiz 🙏💖✨🌷 Kind people, animals, the sun, the sea, the forest, a flower, a kitchen with good smells, a movie that pulls you in and helps you to think and feel, moving your body through dance and play and movement, poetry, children, learning. What vibrates the heart is healing medicine for these times.

05/15/2022

"You didn't cause it, you can't control it, and you can't cure it." -Ashley Judd, in an interview with Diane Sawyer, talking about her mother's trauma. A good reminder for those of us that believe our loved one's suffering and issues were somehow up to us to resolve and heal.

04/21/2022

“Perfection is not a polished thing. It is often something that is sincerely meant. Perfection is a job complete, praise given, prayer heard. It can be kindness shown, thanks offered up. Perfection is what we discover in each other, what we see reflected back. And if perfection eludes us, that doesn’t matter. For what we have in the moment is enough.” From Call the Midwife, Season 3, Episode 7.

02/02/2022

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11/19/2021

“The world is full of love that goes unspoken. It doesn’t mean that it is felt less deeply or that separation leaves a cleaner wound. Its beauty and its pain are in its silence.” From Call the Midwife, Season 2, Episode 7.

06/02/2021

I will be a guest speaker next Monday, June 7th from 4-7pm PDT on KSCO's Flight 1080 with Dave Michaels. You can find the link to the show by going to KSCO.com 😊

05/21/2021

An important film arriving at a critical time in our evolution as humans:

Trauma is the invisible force that shapes our lives. It shapes the way we live, the way we love and the way we make sense of the world. It is the root of our deepest wounds. Dr. Maté gives us a new vision: a trauma-informed society in which parents, teachers, physicians, policy-makers and legal per...

09/20/2020

"We are capable of suffering with our world, and that is the true meaning of compassion.
It enables us to recognize our profound interconnectedness with all beings.
Don't ever apologize for crying for the trees burning in the Amazon or over the waters polluted from mines in the Rockies. Don't apologize for the sorrow, grief, and rage you feel.
It is a measure of your humanity and your maturity.
It is a measure of your open heart, and as your heart breaks open there will be room for the world to heal.
That is what is happening as we see people honestly confronting the sorrows of our time.”

Joanna Macy

09/11/2020

Thank you Aptos and Local Community!!!!!

We greatly appreciate your support and referrals. It drives our business, and we couldn't do what we do without you!

10/03/2019

Attachment, in the psychological development sense, is EVERYTHING.

08/21/2019

"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are." (my TV attributes that to an ancient Chinese proverb)