Celebrating Feminine Energy on Women’s Day
Like yin and yang, we are all made up of feminine and masculine energy. The masculine side relates to thinking, action and things we can describe in words. The feminine side is about inner energy, feelings and intuition. In today’s world, many women connect more with their masculine energy in order to compete and survive. The feminine side is pushed down and devalued. A woman may lose touch with this...
Stories of Personal Growth : Shanghai Clients Share the Benefits of Family Tree Therapy
The techniques of psychogeneology (family tree therapy) enable clients to gain awareness of history, beliefs and patterns affecting their daily lives. Working with many Shanghai clients over the years, I have seen their personal development through this process. Though the specific outcomes are unique to each client, the process generally enables clients to shed limiting patterns, become emotionally healthy and more freely strive for their life’s purpose. You can learn more...
Understanding Your Family Tree to Find Your Own Path
The family tree is a tool I employ as a psychologist when working with many clients. Why? Exploring the family tree is a conscious decision to be aware of one’s heritage. Understanding that helps clients see the roots of their belief system and various issues. With a willingness to change, clients can overcome limiting patterns in order to better fulfill their life’s purpose. The process reveals ideas and baggage from the...
Enjoy Today by Finding Security Within: Tips for Adjusting to Life in Shanghai
As human beings, we often seek security and safety from the outside world. We tend to think that if we control our environment, people or situations outside us, we might feel secure. Yet, when we try, we realize two important things; one is that we cannot control situations or people and the other being that any sense of that type of control is fleeting. For expats who have relocated to...
Beyond Valentine’s Day: Romance Means Nurturing Your Relationship
We celebrate romance on Valentine’s Day, but love and relationships are an ongoing “discipline”, something we need to work at and celebrate every day. All couples need to practice that discipline and sometimes need help as they face different challenges and life changes, such as those that come with relocating to Shanghai. Some of the common relationship issues that Shanghai residents come to us for include infidelity, communication problems and issues...