Tag Archives: communication

Talk Therapy – The Rap

Posted by Ken Fields on October 19, 2009 at 10:18 pm.

Therapist > The Rapist. Talk Therapy is a rap. Of course, a lot of talk therapy is actually listening. Listening is one of the most critical elements in not only effective therapy, but good communication. Based on listening, talk becomes much more poignent and relevant.
The trouble with talking is that we use words to represent [...]

“The Mind Is Its Own Place…”

Posted by Ken Fields on October 18, 2009 at 12:48 am.

Another of my favorite quotes is by the English poet John Milton, from his classic Paradise Lost:
“The mind is its own place and, in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.”
The mind uses language, words, internal dialogue and mental pictures to form its “reality.” Psychotherapy, especially talk therapy,  relies very heavily [...]