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When life gives you lemons – what do you do?
When life gives you lemons, what happens for you?

Do you have an emotional 'go to', or familiar reaction?

 

In Transactional Analysis, we might call familiar or predictable reactions to painful events, a racket - if you think of the mafia and protection rackets, emotional rackets function in a similar way: protection at a cost.

As children, we learn the forms of emotional expression that are acceptable in our families. These familiar expressions may not be genuine for us, but we don't sense their limitations on our emotional lives, as we gain some comfort from their predictability.

For instance, a child may have been criticized for overt expressions of happiness i.e laughter or play, whilst receiving praise for hard work. Despite the effort required, the child knew how to gain praise, and may have found themselves in adulthood, still trying (out of awareness) to earn praise through over-work, and possibly at a cost to their health.

Alternatively, a child may have received more attention when they were anxious, whilst anger was definitely frowned upon. Such a child might have grown up feeling and expressing anxiety, when what they might have experienced if they were aware, is anger, and their personal narrative could easily be that they never experience the forbidden emotion.

How about you, what was your experience?

If you think that you may have lost touch with your true self, and would like to swap the 'protection' of rackets for emotional freedom, don't hesitate to get in touch.

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Privacy Policy

In accordance with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this privacy policy explains how I will handle the personal data that you share with me, as a client, perspective client or visitor to my website. It also describes your rights, under the new GDPR. For the purpose of data protection, the data controller is Karen Morris.


By visiting my website, you are accepting and consenting to this privacy policy.


WHY MIGHT I COLLECT YOUR DATA?

My purpose for collecting data, is primarily to fulfil our therapeutic contract.

I may also collect data on website visits, as I have a legitimate interest in the improvement of my website and marketing.


WHAT INFORMATION IS HELD?

Initially, you may provide your name, telephone and email address, when you first contact me. Additionally, I may receive information by other means, such as SearchMax, and Google Analytics which gather information through the use of cookies. SeacrhMax is much less detailed than Google analytics, and provides general information of visits per day and the pages visited.


Google Analytics may collect the following type of information, each time you visit this site:


  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address


Google Analytics will also provide information about your use of the site, for instance, the date, time and duration of your visit, including the pages visited and time spent on each page.


You can gain further information about Google Analytics, here

You can find details about an opt-out from Google Analytics, here


If you would prefer not to allow any cookies from my website, you can set your browser so that it blocks them.


HOW WILL I USE YOUR INFORMATION?

To provide you with the services required to fulfil our therapeutic contract.

To communicate with you about any changes to my service.

For technical and administrative purposes related to operating my site and business, in an appropriate manner, i.e. trouble shooting, data analysis, or record keeping.


WILL I SHARE YOUR INFORMATION?

I will never sell your information, and will only ever disclose anything about you, when I am required, on ethical or legal grounds. For instance, if a child or you are at risk, or if you disclose details of money laundering or terrorism,


STORAGE OF YOUR INFORMATION

If you send an enquiry via email, text or contact form, I will store your information for a short while, after sending my response. The information that I hold, will be your email address and the details that you shared in your correspondence.

If we begin to work together, I will store electronic communication only for as long as it is necessary. Emails and contact forms will be stored on a password protected laptop. Text messages will be stored on a phone that is protected by password and fingerprint lock.


ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION

It is your right to request access to personal information that I hold about you.

You may also request that I amend any personal information that I hold that you feel is inaccurate or out of date.

You may also request that I delete the personal information that I hold about you. Except where I am permitted, for business purposes, i.e. financial or professional auditing, or required for legal reasons, I will endeavour to comply with your request.


This privacy statement applies to use of this website, and is subject to change, inline with current regulations. It is advisable to check this privacy statement on a regular basis, to ensure that you still agree with its terms.


If you have any questions about this policy, please don’t hesitate to contact me.


Karen Morris

Data Protection Officer

Karen@thymetobe.com

07570099058


Data Protection Registration reference: ZA344599