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Metaphors

The Tide and the Shore — Allowing Emotional Waves to Move Through

This metaphor invites clients to imagine themselves as the shoreline, stable and grounded, while their emotions are like the tide—waves that naturally rise, crest, and recede.

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“Beyond the Chords”

You’ve probably heard someone say, “Music heals.” It’s true that music can help us feel better, calm down, or reconnect with memories that matter, but what if the healing part isn’t the music itself… what if it’s what happens inside you while the music is playing?

Client Handouts

Circles of Self

The exercise encourages clients to explore three facets of their experience—the self-story, present-moment sensory experience, and the observer self—while fostering a sense of openness and acceptance.

Attentional Flexibility (Present Moment)

Three Senses

This week’s Trying It On introduces The Three Senses exercise, a quick and simple mindfulness practice that brings clients fully into the present moment. One of my favorites and one I am sure I have covered here before, just a shorter version of it.

Emotional Flexibility (Acceptance)

Ball in a Pool

Ball in a Pool metaphor, a powerful way to demonstrate the struggle of trying to control unwanted thoughts and feelings.

Exercises

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The Tide and the Shore — Allowing Emotional Waves to Move Through

“Beyond the Chords”

Circles of Self

Three Senses

Ball in a Pool

Yes and No

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