by Clare Myatt | Jan 1, 2023 | Thoughts
“Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation – some fact of my life – unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or...
by Clare Myatt | Dec 1, 2022 | Blog
I’ve never liked New Year’s Resolutions. Starting out the year with an almost guaranteed disappointment doesn’t make much sense to me. So when a friend told me about Word of the Year, the idea really resonated. I’ve enjoyed planning one each year for over a decade now...
by Clare Myatt | Nov 1, 2022 | Thoughts
May each step root you deeply In the loveliness of the moment. May the twists and turns on the way encourage you to be ever open to the new in your life. May the still point at the centre keep you mindful of that sacred place in your own inner being. May the path...
by Clare Myatt | Oct 1, 2022 | Thoughts
I talked to someone this morning about starting a new practice and we agreed few people like being a beginner – we prefer to start out with poise and expertise. We rarely enjoy looking foolish, clumsy, inept, it’s an embarrassing and can even be a shameful...
by Clare Myatt | Sep 1, 2022 | Thoughts
Buying online is so easy. Sometimes too easy? I have several unsatisfying books downloaded to my Kindle. Under a fiver, so not beating myself up, but it has piqued my curiosity about those late night purchases when the latest from an author I follow (miraculously!)...
by Clare Myatt | Aug 1, 2022 | Thoughts
I first met David Whyte many years ago (thanks to Richard Strozzi-Heckler at Strozzi Institute) and I am an admirer. I find myself captivated by his words, both spoken and written, often pausing podcasts to jot down some of his musings. One stopped me in my tracks...
by Clare Myatt | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog
Most clients in therapy have been offered the good old reframe. It goes something like this: “so I hear you describe your teenager stomps around the house, ignores your requests and seems disrespectful [client nods] so I wonder if there’s anything else going on here?...
by Clare Myatt | May 1, 2022 | Blog
“Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us, not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of someone as they are. We are...
by Clare Myatt | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog
“How are you?” I asked. “A bit blah” replied my client, “it feels like same old, same old, if only something interesting or exciting would happen! I want to change something but I don’t know what I want to change.” Resonate for you? It did for me. My own routine of...
by Clare Myatt | Feb 1, 2022 | Blog
If this question has your attention, I’m guessing you’re someone who already knows you prefer time and space to process deeply. I’ve always known I’m like that – it’s mostly what I call a super power, and admittedly, sometimes feels limiting (so I avoid...
