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Bob’s Blog
- Important information –I’m retiring very early in October ’23, so I’m not taking new clients, and I’m finishing up with all clients and groups in the next week, by Tuesday, September 26, 2023
- Peggy’s latest book
- My Writer Wife’s New Novel
- Relaxed, Comfortable Breathing
- FYI about executive function declines for some women during menopause
- Deep Grief: My Reply to Another Therapist’s Query
- The Science of Wellbeing
- Apology – Sincere and Complete
- Concerned With Death?
- OA pain – Whatever works for you
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Cobalt Blue by Peggy Payne
Category Archives: How I Do Psychotherapy
Clinical Lecture Series in Chapel Hill 2012/13
Have a look at the 2012/2013 UNC-CH School of Social Work Clinical Lecture Series schedule http://cls.unc.edu   .  I’ll be speaking next March, & the other presenters are all first rate.
Mindfulness – Philosophy or Religion ?
To this query on a site for Therapists discussion I sent : Requiring a “Like/dislike / value” judgment in order to comment in this discussion seems a distraction, & inconsistent with the practice of mindfulness — I ask that this … Continue reading
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How have experienced therapists avoided burnout?
My posted answer to a question for therapists on Linkedin : In addition to the standard suggestions for stress management, personal therapy has been critically important to my balance and contentedness { the initial years as well as intermittently all … Continue reading
Pain Relief — emotional and/or physical
Over at this page -> Pain Management through Breathing, I’ve posted a short video about minimizing and relieving any kind of pain, whether emotional and/or physical. I’d like my brief talk about pain to offer a simple, strong tool for relief.  And … Continue reading
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ADHD Meds Not Useful ? Responses To Sroufe’s Recent N.Y.Times opinion article
, A well-read client sent me this recent article, which has distressed many experiencing or otherwise concerned with the ADHD syndrome. The eminent Dr Hallowell wrote a response that expresses my view and concerns. I’ve been intensely discussing Stroud’s view … Continue reading
Men in psychotherapy — an endangered species ?
This post was forwarded by a client – it’s interesting to me that my clientel has for decades been 75%  men , the polar opposite of the usual gender distribution . What do you make of this difference ? from the Sunday NY Times– May 21, … Continue reading
Self Control — learning self-regulation
I’ve just  commented on Dan Ariely’s blog / recent post http://danariely.com/2011/05/15/wait-for-another-cookie/#comment-23186 ” Wait for another cookie “ clearly details strong  scientific support for teaching one’s self to delay gratification. This has profound implications for those of us who want to quickly change powerful , undesireable habits … Continue reading
Hypnotic Strengthening of Love / Intimacy Skills- for individuals & couples
This Friday ,  5-20 ,  I’ll be leading the second  of two repeatitions  on this theme — each workshop is different as different people attend , & those who repeat the workshop are different than they were the previous time . We’ll use hypnotic approaches to  : … Continue reading
Psychotherapy — a useful metaphor
Andre Gregory (AG) interviewed by Family Therapy Networker (FTN) AG: The part of therapy that is the most meaningful to me has to do with getting to know who you are and how to live your life fully. In … Continue reading
Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy-comment on a review
I’ve read only up thru the 4th Edition , & no reference can I find to Intro- or Extrovert . Certainly Introverts can be just as content & productive as Extro’s . ‘Till I’ve had a look @ this 5th … Continue reading