by Clare Myatt | Mar 12, 2016 | Blog
Over the years I have been the recipient of many secrets. I keep them. In fact, I may not share them with anyone else* given my professional mandate to hold confidentiality. So I was fascinated to hear Frank Warren’s story about collecting secrets and,...
by Clare Myatt | Feb 24, 2016 | Blog
Listening to a podcast recently, I suddenly heard someone read aloud this poem. Haven’t heard it in years and her querulous voice reminded me how evocative Veronica Shoffstall’s words are: “After A While” After a whileyou learn the subtle...
by Clare Myatt | Dec 11, 2015 | Blog
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” Shunryu Suzuki, Zen teacher You’ve probably heard this quote before. It reminds me that with each client, each session, I benefit from bringing...
by Clare Myatt | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog
As a Mac fan living in Palo Alto at the turn of the century, Steve Jobs was a particularly fascinating character. I read Walter Isaacson’s biography on release and anticipated Danny Boyle’s 2015 movie with relish. It didn’t disappoint. It put a...
by Clare Myatt | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog
Dr. Bessell van der Kolk was one of the first trauma experts who made sense to me. Here’s a piece I wrote last year about the experience of attending one of his lectures in 1998: SPEECHLESS I am speechless, horrified, pinned motionless in my chair. Grainy images...
