Movement Matters Integrative Psychotherapy Great Barrington

08/21/2023

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06/15/2023

This is a really great depiction of "spoon theory" which helps us understand that we have limited amount of energy/mental energy and that when it gets used up, not so great things can happen. Originally created to describe life with chronic illness/pain, the concept is used more widely.

At Movement Matters Integrative Psychotherapy one thing we do is help our clients understand and use their spoons better.

Today I spent more spoons than I had.

That means tomorrow I may well wake up without energy. I might be sad. I might be short-tempered. I'll definitely be stressed.

In a perfect world tomorrow would be a resting day. That won't be possible. Too much junk to do.

I'll try and sn**ch a few restful moments when I can. And drink all the coffee in the world.

Em 🌈
AuDHD SLP

P.s. My whole take on spoon theory (created by Christine Miserandino) can be found here:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=109385945333764&id=100087870753308

04/13/2023

Researcher and Fierce Self-Compassion author Kristin Neff offers a practice to help women find empowerment.

03/29/2023

Article by Rick Hanson on being good partners in parenting.

https://www.rickhanson.net/good-partners-parenting/?fbclid=IwAR3xUbXA20CaloHNnXkx3XJ3v-tNsnsRPH6C8n6wqC3c4OoQlg2_xvBfOxI

With kids there is just too much for one person to do alone, and each parent has a big stake in what the other one does with the child. Here we explore what makes a good partnership and how to assess it.

08/23/2022

Really lovely poem. In our practice we work with the mind and body and we love to get poetic and creative!

My brain and heart divorced - John Roedel - Words of Wonder - my brain and heart divorced a decade ago over who was to blame about...

06/09/2022

Yes!

Thanks to for this helpful reminder. You are ok.

01/11/2022

"In mutual empathy, both people move with a sense of mutual respect, an intention for mutual growth and an increasing capacity for connectedness. For mutual empathy to lead to growth, both people must see, know and feel that they are being responded to, having an impact and mattering to one another.”

12/21/2021

"Self-empathy is a powerful tool in working with shame and disconnection... Self-empathy involves not just providing a loving attitude toward oneself but also a kind of understanding and "staying with" the truth of one's experience." - Judith V. Jordan

07/19/2021