by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Jun 1, 2023 | online counselling
Have you ever felt like your negative thoughts and emotions control your life? When self-defeating feelings take over, it can feel like monsters are lurking in the shadows, ready to attack you at any moment. But what if I told you that you can use this image of...
by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Mar 9, 2023 | online counselling
Have you ever felt helpless, angry, scared, exhausted, or even hopeless, about the state of our planet? News about heat waves, floods, deadly wildfires, droughts, famine and other disasters, remind us of the devastating effects of the climate crisis on an almost daily...
by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Nov 28, 2015 | therapeutic stories
Sometimes we feel weighed down by burdens. Burdens that we might not see or that we might not perceive as such. Sometimes it is the fear of letting go that slows us down. As we want to be prepared for everything and tend to hold on to things, we loose the lightness in...
by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Sep 30, 2015 | therapeutic stories
The following story, Stress and the glass of water, is often quoted in stress management therapies. The story reminds us that stress is something very subjective. Stress in itself is part of our lives and can be very helpful in order to achieve our goals. However, if...
by Dr. Sonia Jaeger | Sep 30, 2015 | therapeutic stories
The German-Iranian psychotherapist Nossrat Peseschkian published the following story in his book Oriental Stories as Tools in Psychotherapy. This anecdote reminds us that there are always people around us, who think they know better. If we try to please one person, we...
