Expressiveness
Expressiveness isn’t just “nice to have” — it’s the lifeblood of being alive. A few layers of why it matters: • Expression is presence: When
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Expressiveness isn’t just “nice to have” — it’s the lifeblood of being alive. A few layers of why it matters: • Expression is presence: When
Because when something unbearable happens, the body and psyche scramble to make sense of it. • The nervous system holds the charge — terror, shame, grief
• Depression / dysthymia → A background sense of emptiness, low energy, or disconnection from meaning. • Anxiety disorders → A nervous system wired for hypervigilance, always

n Somewhere along the way,empathy got branded as beginner-level. nnnn A soft skill.A baseline.The easy part of being a therapist. nnnn But if you’ve ever really needed

n The ego is the voice that says, “I have to be right“. nnnn Or “I already know.” nnnn Or “If they see the real

In humanistic therapy, change doesn’t come from someone giving you advice or telling you what’s wrong with you. It comes from being truly seen —

You are not a problem to be solved. You are a person to be understood. Humanistic psychology is a way of seeing people that centers
We will make noises, cry, shout, laugh. Therapy is about moving towards expressing ourselves and all of our emotions. We understand what blocks us and then find