Thoughts..

How silence propagates feelings in others.

This piece attempts to describe and relate a third therapeutic space (The Analytic Third) with what we might consider intuition.

This piece considers epistemic trust within the therapeutic encounter and where vigilance might be necessary.

Fear & safety; outcome & motivation. It was once said by someone, that the average man or woman does not actually want to be free, they simply want to feel safe - experience the phantasy of what the caregiver provides. The safety in being seen and understood. For fears to be considered; to be reflected somehow. For hopes and expectations to be noticed and ultimately, to be contained. Handing over this sense of safety to the other, leaves impoverished that which we rely on. Ou