Everyone carries along what has shaped them, from early on and throughout life. There can be moments when new challenges arise, in the midst of life or at important turning points. Long held goals and perspectives may have lost their motivating energy. And we ask ourselves: Who am I? How do I relate to others, and they towards me? And, more deeply: Do you love your life?

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Some may shake their head and say: How could I love my life, with all its heaviness, suffering, losses, but also with my self-reproach and bitterness that make me lonely. Or with the age-related burdens, or trauma and grief from the past that I have to endure, like a fate imposed on me.

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Then, it could be a chance to learn to deal with oneself – in a loving way. We could take life into our arms like a difficult child. A difficult child is not as strong and competent as usually envisaged, they are sensitive and vulnerable. But they reach out for our hand. Embrace the child, give him or her a kiss! And something will transform.

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Life, in my own spiritual understanding, is time entrusted to me. Its value will be measured by the warmth of heart. Life is a gift that waits for us to unpack it, day by day. It will let us discover new aspects, moments of preservation and of passed troubles. It holds encouragement and curiosity for us concerning what will be possible tomorrow.

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Psychoanalysis offers a time set aside for you to relate consciously to your thoughts and feelings, and to the motivations that have brought you here. It provides a secure space to unpack life, with its difficult and vulnerable sides, and also its tenderness and courage.