At the heart of each life lives an unrelenting impulse towards change and transformation. The way that we approach and navigate these changes deepens our capacity to awaken to our unique expression of life, finding greater meaning and purpose along the way. Therapy is one way (of many), in which we can support ourselves to fully embrace what is asked of us and define what lies most deeply within us so that we may chart our own course through the myriad thresholds that life presents to us.

It will always be the way that this journey through life is pitted with trials and challenges, experienced on both the personal and collective levels, accentuated by the complex modern world that we live in. When living in these times of worldwide uncertainty and existential doubt, it is easy to become anxious and afraid, to feel increasingly isolated and alone. There is a despair which swells underneath the surface of the tides of oppression, injustice and conflict that permeate our collective experience. In this maelstrom we may become disoriented, and ever further distracted and disconnected from the deeper dimensions of our lives.

It will always be the way that each of us suffers significant personal disappointments in life. None of us are immune to the profound impact of traumatic and painful life events that are oftentimes beyond our control. Each of us are wounded. None of us are infallible. We each and every one of us are required to navigate the very real and trepidatious journey of becoming oneself in this wild and unwavering world. Each of us are touched by moments and circumstances that invite us to change in ways that we cannot anticipate, and which take their own time to unfold.

And it will always be the way that whatever interrupts us, shocks us, shakes us, breaks us in, and breaks us down, also has the potential to break us wide open. In this tender and vulnerable space, we can be put directly in touch with the sustaining presence within ourselves that knows deeply and intimately what is essentially ours, and which can never be taken from us. The space within that holds our latent potentials and all the resources we need to heal and to grow. It is the space where we can hold our challenges as invitations, our symptoms as messengers, and our dreams and visions as inspirations and guides.

Within this space we can attune to our inner world and pay greater attention to the questions that live there, and which orient us to the greater purpose and meaning of our lives. What are my deepest longings? What are my greatest fears? What remains unresolved in my heart? Which are the experiences that have altered the course of my life – for better, or for worse? When do I feel most profoundly and fully alive? What within me is waiting to be honoured? What within me is needing to be let go of? Where do I belong? Who am I? Who do I want to be? What do I have to offer the world? What is my greater story waiting to be lived?

These kinds of questions are there to be lived and ask of us that we show up as best we can to live them. They encourage our curiosity and invite us back to the heart of our journey, reminding us of our capacity to step into our depths and take ownership of our lives. If we can commit to this process with courage, integrity and patience then we might connect more deeply to the unique shape and style that is at the core of our being and which has the potential to alter the course of not only our individual life, but the collective life of all.

Therapy can be a space in which you are supported to step into your depths. Where all parts of you can be welcomed and held. Where you can be met with an open heart and an open mind, and a gentle guiding hand to encourage and attend. Where you can be witnessed in your pain and your grief, in your joy and your glory. Where you can forge the tools that work for you so as to give truer shape and form to the world that you carry within you. Where you can be in touch with the rightness of things and your inherent goodness. Where the totality of your life can be honoured, and where you can explore the possibilities of all that you are and awaken to the truth of your life’s precious story.