As a psychologist, I am trained to discern among a variety of mental diagnoses. Yet I wonder, is there a common denominator to them? Rob Williams, founder of a powerful belief-shifting technique I offer clients called Psych-K, says, “I think there is really only one disorder: I call it ‘the illusion of separation’. If you believe you are separate from the source of all that is and separate from each other, you will have all kinds of problems in your life.”
Though the causes of our distress of course vary, too many of us hold core beliefs that we are not good enough, capable enough, or safe enough. We don’t have enough faith that others can meet our emotional needs. We feel disconnected from an unconditionally loving universe, and may even doubt that such a universe exists. Given that many of us didn’t experience optimally secure relationships with our caregivers early in life, these experiences and beliefs are totally understandable. The problem is that they no longer serve us.
In the playspace of the coaching or therapy session, my clients are able to shift these negative emotions and beliefs and link in to positive resources, like loving figures, guides, protectors, and sacred spaces in nature. They start to embrace parts of themselves they had previously disowned. They find themselves in more loving relationships, and more enjoyable work. Ultimately, they feel more whole, more connected to the universe, and alive.
Are you ready to heal from your own illusion of separation now?