Kylie Heenan

  • Cultivating the Seeds of Change

    One of the first things we do in the therapeutic discourse is to ascertain the goals someone has. After all, there’s a reason people seek counselling support and it’s hard to take a direction without knowing the destination! Most people can easily identify what’s not working so well in their lives and relationships. And usually, upon consideration, they…

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  • How to make an ass of yourself (Ee-aw)

    You know the saying, right?  Don’t assume – it makes an ASS of U and ME.  (Well, if you don’t, you do now!) But have you ever stopped to consider why this saying holds truth?  Why it is so relevant to all our relationships and even everyday conversations?  And why we do it anyway, to…

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  • What’s plaque got to do with it?

    I have to admit that I’m a bit of a freak when it comes to the dentist.  You see, going to the dentist is quite an enjoyable pastime for me.  You wouldn’t think it would be, with what I endured as a child with an overcrowded mouth who was tortured with multiple tooth removals followed…

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  • Stop trying and simply do

    I love words, love their roots, love their meanings. So, here’s a bit about the word ‘try.’  It comes from an old French word ‘trier’ which means ‘to sort’. So think of a legal trial. It’s how we sort out the evidence and sort out who’s guilty and who’s innocent (not always accurately, mind). Think…

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  • This ain’t no New Year’s resolution

    If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.    —Jiddu Krishnamurti I don’t “do” New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, I see them as a massive set-up for failure. Why? Because when we make decisions based on a date, or because others are doing,…

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