The Pain of NOT Letting the Truth In
I posted something today on my GoodTherapy FB page that felt really important. So, here I am turning it into a blog post, because... well...
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Hilary Jackson
- May 16, 2022
Resisting The Doctrine of Avoidance
A wise man said something to me a month ago that really hit me in the mind and heart - in the way that really deep truths do. "Avoidance...
Hilary Jackson
- Oct 30, 2021
Liberate me from my Assumptions!
“Assumptions are the termites of relationships” ~Henry Winkler Reactivity between my partner and I is "up". And yeah, I realise it's a...
Hilary Jackson
- Oct 15, 2021
It's not going to stop - till you Wise Up
I first heard this song when I was in my early 30's. The movie Magnolia remains one of my favourites. It struck a deep chord - both the...
Hilary Jackson
- Oct 4, 2021
On "Pandemic Flux Syndrome', Zoom Exhaustion and Voids to Scream into...
Writing this in week 8 of Level 3 Lockdown in Auckland, NZ. It's been harder this time; I've been hearing that from my clients, my...
Hilary Jackson
- Mar 26, 2021
“Ordinariness” - A Pathway to Real Contentment
What does the concept of ‘being ordinary’ bring up for you? It was only recently that I was asked to consider this. And, to be honest...
Hilary Jackson
- Mar 26, 2021
Staying connected when you don’t want to be
I think it’s true to say that by the time our children leave home, we’d love to think that a few nuggets of our hard-won wisdom will go...
Hilary Jackson
- Mar 26, 2021
The Joy of Grief
I’m driving at 110kms along the Auckland motorway. I’m punching the empty passenger seat beside me, hitting the steering wheel. This is...
Hilary Jackson
- Mar 26, 2021
Grownups & their Double Standards (…or, A Question of Respect)
When I decided I wanted to write a piece on respect, I imagined I’d do some kind of in-depth examination of one central juicy question. ...
Hilary Jackson
- Mar 26, 2021
Deep Thoughts on 'Last Times'
My eldest son turned 20 a few months back. It was around a week ago that I found myself sitting in the bath with my 7 year old daughter,...
Hilary Jackson
- Mar 23, 2021
Why does vulnerability matter?
Vulnerability matters. It increases the depth and quality of connections that we create. The act of being vulnerable requires us to...
Hilary Jackson
- Mar 23, 2021
Poem: What to let go…
(reflections on my firstborn son moving out of home…) Was I good enough? Could I have done more? These questions are running around in my...
Hilary Jackson
- Mar 22, 2021
The challenges of mid-life parenting
Did you know that each female human is born with all the eggs that she will ever need throughout her entire life? I told my mother this...
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