Working with a client’s emotional pain almost always results in resistance coming up. It is possible for people to take a dim view of their own resistance, possibly feeling ashamed that they keep avoiding the issue. In a broader sense this may be familiar to people who are putting off going to a counsellor, theContinue reading “This Week as a Counsellor: The Safety of Resistance”
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Pain and Suffering
Recently, at work I have been helping clients to see the difference between pain and suffering with the following formula. Pain x Resistance = Suffering This idea can be so helpful that I am even going to frame it and put it on my wall. I first came across this idea in a Dharma talkContinue reading “Pain and Suffering”
Will Farmer Counselling 