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Heartfully Reconfigured-Psychotherapist

Locality: Lake Macquarie

Phone: +61 439 372 570

Address: 7/478 The Esplanade Warners Bay NSW 2282 2282 Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.heartfullyreconfigured.com

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25.01.2022 Internal world in turmoil? Imagine a calm presence in the room with you, while you allow the storm to settle enough to make out the horizon. What hidden message lies beneath the swell? . . . .... #innerwork #courageous See more

25.01.2022 Keeping busy all the time is another one... -Shared from The Relational Institute Australia

22.01.2022 Our shadows are the parts of us that we have deemed bad, broken or unacceptable. So we hide them away, where they will sit and often seek expression perhaps in inappropriate times or unhelpful ways. The journey to wholeness begins with welcoming our shadow forward to be seen. Let your shadow speak at a session with me, we will create a safe and welcoming environment for it to be healed. ... Book your session in at www.heartfullyreconfigured.com

20.01.2022 I am often asked if I offer a Medicare rebate. As a Psychotherapist I am not covered by Medicare yet still deliver a high quality service that supports my clients to attend their workplaces and function as contributing members of society. I tailor my fees to accommodate some clients who require more urgent appointments yet cannot always access Psychology services. It would be so much more supportive for the community if they had a wider choice of therapists that they could afford. Please sign and share. http://chng.it/8HtBMyQmKT

20.01.2022 It won’t feel as scary as having hundreds of people looking for you when you have a session with me. We can find just a couple of parts of you at a time

15.01.2022 The topic of mental health touched on beautifully from a male perspective. Self forgiveness is an important component.

15.01.2022 If you are struggling with anxiety, know that you are not alone and there are many ways to address it. This evening will offer many solutions to an ever-increasing human experiences in today’s world.

13.01.2022 What can you hear right now? Take a moment to inhabit your body.

12.01.2022 We can say a lot of different things to avoid feeling sad. Or we can find someone who will listen and help us see that the sadness is valid.

11.01.2022 How is everybody feeling with all the changes and restrictions on social activity? Are you able to even consider steps to keep yourself mentally and emotionally balanced, or are you mostly in a state of anxiety and fear? I feel a little like a snow globe that’s being shaken up and then sat on a shelf in a cupboard somewhere before my snow settles. My outside looks pretty much the same, while my inside is stirred up and being reorganized. Parts of me are landing in differen...t places; some are more visible than they used to be and others, hidden until the next disruption occurs. Can you relate? When we have navigated these types of changes before, it doesn’t necessarily make the experience feel much better, we just have a knowing that something necessary is occurring, and it won’t always feel like this. That’s when surrender becomes our most valuable choice. Surrender. What does that mean to you? What is your relationship to the word surrender? If this experience is very new and rather scary to you, please reach out to someone who can hold space for you while you are in the place of uncertainty; a place I like to call the fertile void. For the remainder of April, as my Easter gift to you, I am offering phone, Skype or Zoom sessions for a heavily discounted price of just $44. This is my way of giving back to the community. Anyone who is struggling with grief, loss, uncertainty, anxiety or loneliness, get in touch. You don’t have to sit behind the cupboard door in pain.

10.01.2022 SACRED EXHAUSTION Your tiredness has dignity to it! Do not rush to pathologise it, or push it away, for it may contain great intelligence, even medicine. You h...ave been on a long journey from the stars, friend. Bow before your tiredness now; do not fight it any longer. There is no shame in admitting that you cannot go on. Even the courageous need to rest. For a great journey lies ahead. And you will need all of your resources. Come, sit by the fire of Presence. Let the body unwind; drop into the silence here. Forget about tomorrow, let go of the journey to come, and sink into this evening's warmth. Every great adventure is fuelled by rest. Your tiredness is noble, friend, and contains healing power... if you would only listen... - Jeff Foster

08.01.2022 A message for all those struggling with painful emotions today

07.01.2022 Sitting at my desk, writing Christmas cards for my family, and my back yard is full of baby dragonflies! Change is here. Change is the only constant in life. ... Change occurs when we fully embrace who, or what, we are in this very moment. Be brave Be vulnerable Embrace the whole you MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY CLIENTS AND YOUR FAMILIES

07.01.2022 Thank You Bert; you have healed an immeasurable number of people, families, and generations

06.01.2022 As I was discussing with somebody this week, I love what I do because I am always curious about the way people make meaning of their lives.

05.01.2022 Secure attachment begins with being present and available to mirror and validate the emotions of our infants. A child who is securely attached learns that the world is safe and that they can trust that their needs will be met. . . .... . . . #parenting #attachmentstyle #psychotherapist #warnersbay See more

05.01.2022 Hands to Heart captures the essence of what my work means to me. Those who courageously reveal their most vulnerable and tender places are met with compassion, and held tenderly, as they release their emotional burdens and integrate the learning that comes with allowing their heart-cry to be felt and heard by another.

05.01.2022 For all the Mothers who struggle daily with feelings of dissatisfaction, frustration, despair, grief or a loss of their own lives and direction, this is for you

04.01.2022 For the parents.. A letter from school principal and teacher ...... Dear parents with school aged children... You might be inclined to create a minute by minute schedule for your kids. You have high hopes of hours of learning, including online activities, science experiments, and book reports. You’ll limit technology until everything is done! But here’s the thing... Our kids are just as scared as we are right now. Our kids not only can hear everything that is going on around them, but they feel our constant tension and anxiety. They have never experienced anything like this before. Although the idea of being off of school for weeks sounds awesome, they are probably picturing a fun time like summer break, not the reality of being trapped at home and not seeing their friends. Over the coming weeks, you will see an increase in behavior issues with your kids. Whether it’s anxiety, or anger, or protest that they can’t do things normally - it will happen. You’ll see more meltdowns, tantrums, and oppositional behavior in the coming weeks. This is normal and expected under these circumstances. What kids need right now is to feel comforted and loved. To feel like it’s all going to be ok. And that might mean that you tear up your perfect schedule and love on your kids a bit more. Play outside and go on walks. Bake cookies and paint pictures. Play board games and watch movies. Do a science experiment together or find virtual field trips of the zoo. Start a book and read together as a family. Snuggle under warm blankets and do nothing. Don’t worry about them regressing in school. Every single kid is in this boat and they all will be ok. When we are back in the classroom, we will all course correct and meet them where they are. Teachers are experts at this! Don’t pick fights with your kids because they don’t want to do math. Don’t scream at your kids for not following the schedule. Don’t mandate 2 hours of learning time if they are resisting it. If I can leave you with one thing, it’s this: at the end of all of this, your kids’ mental health will be more important than their academic skills. And how they felt during this time will stay with them long after the memory of what they did during those weeks is long gone. So keep that in mind, every single day.

02.01.2022 Codependents struggle with relationships - ~ Mainly because they lose themselves in them. ~ They choose wounded people and try to save them ~ It’s super hard f...or them to speak their truth ~ Many times they don’t even know their truth (Their needs, desires & wants) ~ Setting boundaries terrifies them ~ They avoid conflict like cats avoid water ~ They're terrified to ask for their needs to be met ~ And they have deep, wound-based impulses to control people & situations All of these are directly related to childhood trauma and the wounds they faced early on. IMO those with codependent patterns all had very similar childhood experiences. They had to give up who they were (and their needs) and meet the needs of others. They learned to morph into other peoples worlds and in doing so they had to betray their authentic selves. This was their childhood survival mechanism and VERY intelligent as a child. Unfortunately these survival strategies DO NOT work well in adult relationships. Healing Codependent Patterns - Is simple - IT’S NOT EASY. Here’s what must happen to heal! Codependents have to discover who they are, then ACT & SPEAK in accordance to this truth. That's it! Simple - not easy. Why? That’s because acting and speaking in accordance with your truth touches the childhood terror (Think trauma). Setting boundaries, speaking truth, asking for ones needs to get met, etc. all of these feel like life and death actions to the young child who lives deep within you. This is the suppressed childhood emotional pain that must be INTEGRATED. To Heal You must speak your truth, set your boundaries, face conflict, etc, all while feeling your terror. (Recognizing that this is not the terror of your adult self, but your 5 year old self). And you must do this over and over again. Every time you face your childhood terror by being your AUTHENTIC self and STILL MOVE FORWARD, this heals & repatterns a tiny bit of the childhood terror/trauma/pain. I WIsh It Were Easier, but it is not. It takes successful repetition, time and forward movement. I have a Healing Codependency group that supports people in healing these patterns. We meet weekly on Tuesday nights in Boulder. Contact me if you are curious. Comments? Read more on healing codependency here: https://healingfamilytrauma.com/categ/healing-codependency/

01.01.2022 Leaning into the discomfort of getting it wrong for another person requires courage and ultimately, vulnerability. Letting down the guards that keep us safe pave the way for deeper intimacy. It’s OK to not have all the knowledge; all the answers, and instead learn to ask the right questions. What could improve in your relationships if you replaced knowing and thinking you are right with curiosity and genuine listening to your partner, parent, child or friend?