Couch & Beyond
why and what
of
therapy
as I understand and practice it...
For very many reasons there may come a time in life, when we may find ourselves struggling - at work, in relationships, or with oneself.
Or perhaps, life no longer may feel fulfilling, despite all.
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IT IS OKAY TO SEEK 'HELP' AND 'SUPPORT'
FOR
YOUR SELF.
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Looking after one's mental health
is a step towards self care.
HEALTH IS MORE THAN JUST BEING 'FUNCTIONAL'.
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It must not need to reach a breaking point
or a state of total despair / dysfunctionality,
in order to seek 'support' and 'care' for self.
'Health' is not mere absence of illness.
It is a way of being.
It is being able to live one's life in an optimal way -
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experiencing fulfilment in relationships
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finding meaning in life
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working towards realising one's potential at work and beyond.
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'Health' involves emotional growth and 'growth' entails developing psychological capacity within - to experience, express, and embrace more of life, more of ourselves.
In other words, personally and otherwise ​being able to experience both frustrations and joys that life brings.
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This requires us to identify, understand and work through our own emotional bottlenecks
as well as connect with
personal reservoir of health within.
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THERAPY IS ONE POSSIBLE WAY TO DO THIS.
Therapy is no quick fix.
Therapy is no magic mantra.
Therapy does not change your past.
Therapy is a slow and gradual process of connecting with oneself, in ways that may not have been possible before. ​
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It is about developing
a deep and authentic relationship
with oneself.
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Therapy is about developing camaraderie between different and disparate aspects of ourselves.
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The good news is that
one is not alone
in this process!
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At Couch and Beyond,
all interventions and initiatives
focus on 'harnessing health'
and 'working through illness' simultaneously.
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Both are taken together, in tandem,
as we make sense
of life experiences and person
as a 'whole'.
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