To be or not to be …yourself
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Hounds Connect the Dots
This article was first published in the 2020 Spring/Summer edition of ‘Counselling for Scotland’, the COSCA (counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland) journal. It is reproduced here with the kind permission of COSCA, slightly editted to suit internet publication. A full copy of the journal, including the original article, can be obtained from COSCA Self-Mastery “Mastering…
Resentment
Hiding resentment I have been struggling with too many balls in the air lately, which leads me to procrastinate. I spend time worrying about how much I have to do rather than doing anything about it. One of the things I had been worrying about is my time with the dogs. They need to be…
Interview with Leah Shamos Twitchell of Canine Movement Lab
Leah Shamos Twitchell asks Joanne Frame why knowing yourself is important for your dog. They discuss how our dogs are connected to our emotions and feelings in ways that we don’t always notice. Joanne and Leah talk about their own experiences and what they have learnt about themselves from their dogs.
Feature article about Anubis Therapy in Psychologies Magazine
in a previous blog post I wrote about the difficulty of being a pioneer. I mentioned a feature article coming up in Psychologies Magazine. I had been invited to give Suzy Walker, editor-in-chief of the magazine, an Anubis session with her canine companion Oscar. The resulting article has just been published this month. The…
Mining those emotions and feelings
My Labrador Archie woke me up again last night. He wanted to go out to the toilet. I tried to ignore it for a long time because I didn’t want to get up. Eventually I relented and let him out. It was my fault, I had given him chicken the night before, accidentally switching his…
4 tips to check your dog’s connection to your emotions
Here are four emotions that are good indicators to try with your dog to see how his or her behaviour is linked to you. I have chosen emotions that we typically try to deny, because they are uncomfortable. If you are like me you might not always notice how you are feeling, but your dog…
Is Your Dog the Key to Your Unconscious?
Is your dog the key to your unconscious? Does how your dog behaves tell you things about yourself ? Is your dog tuned into feelings that you are trying to tune out of? Are you at the end of your tether with your dog? How does your dog make you feel? The work I am…
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