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AMTA-Oregon 2019 Convention Talk:          Therapeutic Presence

8/30/2019

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This past April, I had the honor of being one of the speakers at the Oregon Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association's 2019 Annual Convention. 

Here's a link to the video. 

Feel free to leave your comments or questions below!

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your therapist is not perfect

11/16/2018

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Recently, I shared a post on Instagram and Facebook about how therapists are imperfect humans too. It seemed to resonate with a lot of people so I thought I would add it here as well.

Feel free to leave any questions or comments below. And if you know anyone who might benefit from this reminder, please share... 

Thanks for reading. 
​~fara
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In my training last weekend, I got to confront some of my work-in-progress-ness. It felt like a good a time to share this reminder.⁣⁣
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Your therapist is not perfect. She is human.⁣⁣

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where have I been?? (answer: on Instagram)

5/14/2018

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Hello!

I knew it had been a while since my last blog post...but I was SHOCKED AND APPALLED when I saw that the last time I wrote was January. 

Where have I been?! What have I been doing?! (I mean besides: seeing clients, sleeping, hanging out with friends and family, petting my cats, watching TV, doing laundry, going to Zumba, reading, eating, etc...)

Well, what happened was...

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coming out of the perfectionist closet

11/27/2016

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Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.  ~Julia Cameron
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​I have worked with countless people who find themselves in the grips of Perfectionism.  

​I love helping them learn to accept themselves as they are and embrace “good enough.” I love witnessing them discover how this allows them to live more fully, freely, and authentically. It’s exciting, nourishing, and inspiring work.

But it can be hard to make this shift. It takes practice. And like every other bad habit we try to kick, there is the inevitable relapse. I know this because I have lived it.  


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