Anthetic Therapy

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08/08/2023

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04/17/2023

Office space available!
We are excited to grow in this next season!
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03/02/2023

CEU Opportunity! 🤩
Join us April 28th & May 5th for a complete basic course in ANTHETIC THERAPY!

👏🏻 Never again feel unequipped to deal with the challenges of helping clients in distress. This training offers powerful, new concepts and protocols immediately usable in your practice. The comprehensive, detailed how-tos will guide you in effecting change with those who seek your help.

Register online or by calling us at (337) 450-9910

07/09/2022

My Blessing for Transition
From Kathryn
To Tamra, Diane, the Well, & Anthetic Therapy
At this moment of transition, I stand with gratitude and awe. A new life is being born.
The life which you carry brings inner freedom and love to this yearning world.
You have been called to what is unfinished; to what is evolving.
A new being.
Still, it will be one whose eyes; whose heart are familiar,
Bearing a likeness to us who have gone before.
So, I speak this blessing upon you, my dears; upon the Community; upon Anthetic Therapy; upon The Well:
Where there is oppression let there be freedom.
Where there is rejection, let there be inclusion.
Where there is suffering, let there be healing.
And where there is forlornness, let there be enfolding arms.
May this blessing echo through the years with an unending flow of inner freedom and love.
Jim’s mind and heart ground you.
My love is forever with you.

06/24/2022

Anthetic Therapy has a new home! ✨🌊
Are you ready to begin your journey towards ending depression, increasing confidence, and living a more fulfilling life?
Meet us at The Well.

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05/04/2022

“I Don’t Want Any Negative Feedback”
“I don’t want my partner to tell me what he doesn’t like about me or my behavior. I just want to be loved.“ What’s the matter with that? Well, It will lead to a chain of events: “I can’t tell her what I’m not liking that she does.” That leads to not talking. Which leads to distance. Net result: The closeness you so long for is lost. And it was a matter of attrition. Add to that net loss one more thing: The unique opportunity for your own psychological growth is lost too. One warning: Don’t think we are recommending that you accept negativity such as anger, judgmentalism or sarcasm. We’re not. when your partner tells you what he doesn’t like, he must say it lovingly. Here’s how Jim did it in his 1989 letter to me (I had sent him a valentine cassette with my favorite music): “ While I was listening to the first two numbers, I was transported by ecstasy; Kathy’s music! Her gift to me of herself! But then the vocal stuff I found a bit of jangly, and I thought, oh my god, I can never tell her that! I just won’t say anything. No, I can’t do that; I’ve got to tell her.” And he did. And so, I learned what he liked and didn’t like. I knew him better. We were closer in a new way: not by virtue of liking exactly the same things, but because we were more transparent with each other. I knew him. He knew me. (Excerpt from “The Kickass Guide to Happily Ever After” Kathryn Elliott, PhD)

Have a Loving Day!

05/03/2022

How to Stay Calm in a Flood of Feelings
It’s gonna happen. That flood of feelings. Whether from the excitement of packing for vacation or preparing for a wedding. Or those challenging moments of dealing with a health crisis or a negative encounter with someone. I watched Jim deal with his stroke for three years-—numerous hospitalizations, encounters with strangers, even life-threatening moments. And through it all he maintained amazing equanimity. Here’s how he did it. He lived a psychologically principled life. That means he chose to not automatically give into whatever pressures he was feeling. Instead, he told himself, “ This feeling is just a feeling; not a fact.” He told his in a critic, “I have the right to be right where I am. I’m still a good person. Just because I experienced strong feelings doesn’t mean I have to do a damn thing.” And he chose to use radical thinking instead of emotional- driven impulsiveness. Those principles are the foundation for a high-voltage soulmate relationship. (Excerpt from “The Kickass Guide to Happily Ever After, Kathryn Elliott, lPhD)

Have a Loving Day!

04/13/2022

Separate Yourself from the Herd
Being part of the herd. The family herd. The schoolyard herd. The workplace herd. That way of life feels comfortable. But it comes at a price. The price is your own unique individuality. There’s another option. It’s to “individuate”; That is, to become free. Free to think your thoughts; to feel your feelings; to dream your dreams. Progressively free to access the potentials inside yourself; then to deploy those potential‘s whenever you choose. So today try giving up your herd mentality. Who you are is a gift to the world. And we want to know you. What’s more, your soulmate will want to know you too.
(Excerpt from “ The Kickass Guide to Happily Ever After” Kathryn Elliott PhD)

Have a Loving Day!

04/02/2022

Flirtation Does Not a Relationship Make
You gotta love ‘em. Those flirtations. A look exchanged. A touch of the hand. A quickening of your heartbeat. They can be the first step in a soulmate relationship. But sometimes that’s all there is. How can you tell if it’s “only” a flirtation? One thing will be missing—-Involvement. Deep emotional connection. So, don’t equate flirtation with involvement. Flirting is fun. Like cotton candy. Sweet. A treat. But you can’t live off it. (Excerpt from “The
Kickass Guide to Happily Ever After” Kathryn Elliott PhD)

Have a Loving Day!

03/12/2022

The Hyper Nature of Love
Wait till you hear Jim’s new idea: He told me that he had been thinking about hyperbolic curves; that is, curves that go on and on. He said, “We’ve lived that way. Always coming up with new ideas. And we’ve loved that way. With a love that goes on and on.“ And when you think about the prefix “hyper,“ it’s suggest “greater than normal,“ an exaggerated amount. And that’s how High-Voltage soulmate love is. It’s a “mile-high” love; A love that never fails; a love that never dies. No ordinary love. That’s what we wanted. That’s what we lived. That’s what’s possible for you too. Go for it! (Excerpt from  “ The Kickass Guide to Happily Ever After,
Kathryn Elliott, PhD anthetictherapy.com


Have a Loving Day!

03/04/2022

How to Enjoy Intense Closeness without Losing Yourself
It’s a classic problem: Finding that someone wonderful who wants as much closeness as you do; who values you above all others; who wants to talk about your relationship; who wants to work on it. So, where’s the problem? You’re starting to feel uncomfortable, scared, and even smothered. What’s that about? It’s about the one essential ingredient that will equipped you to tolerate closeness—inner freedom. That’s our term, and it simply means getting free from your Inner Critic. It’s your inner critic who is making you feel uneasy; telling you now that you’re loved like this, you have to jump through hoops, be perfect, twist yourself into a pretzel for your partner. So, there’s no getting around it. If you want to enjoy that intense closeness, you’re going to have to learn the skills for getting free from your Inner Critic. And once you do that you’ll be able to revolve around each other like a planet that’s just the right distance from the sun—not so far as to be frozen; not so close as to be burned up. You have each other, and you still have your self.
(Excerpt from “The Kickass Guide to Happily Ever After” Kathryn Elliott PhD)

Have a Loving Evening!