Welcome
to the Inner-healing Web Site
hosted by F. Michael
Montgomery, LCSW, MFT
Therapy for
the heart, mind, body and spirit in a safe and healing setting
This
Inner-healing web site is a resource center for the support and promotion of
personal growth and healing. My desire is to support people in their own
healing through the compassionate and courageous work of their hearts.
Everyday we are touched by the pushes and
pulls of our lives. Relationships and work can be so supportive and fulfilling
and yet also be a source
of frustration, hurt and anger.
To bring the healing we yearn for into our lives, we
need to be compassionate with ourselves. To have the peace of mind we seek, we need to begin with ourselves. These very human experiences that
painfully touch our lives can offer us an invaluable opportunity to break
free of the old patterns of our lives. These are the patterns that we know
so well but do not take us where we want to be.
All too often, without
even realizing it, we respond in a way that is painfully self-critical. We may
feel irritated and discouraged that we are not perfect, that we are not strong enough,
that we feel "weak," that we are often anxious. So it is that when we are most in need of
support and understanding in a
painful moment, we are more likely instead to kick ourselves
for our perceived shortcomings or for not being able to figure our predicaments out.
Yet our healing comes through our being able to meet ourselves in a
caring and compassionate way. Hearing this, some may think that
this means coddling ourselves or excusing our mistakes - and so we find
ourselves once again in our painful judgments of ourselves.
So many
people honestly don't know how to be compassionate with themselves.
They may easily do so for others yet when it comes to
themselves find that they are painfully excluded from their own
hearts.
Similar issues arise for us as a couple or in other
relationships. In our hurt or anger we may strike out or give that cold
shoulder to try and make our case but still end up feeling unheard and not
cared about. Again what is called for is to create that safe and
compassionate place for each other in which to share our stories. This is an
idea easy to understand but much harder to live out.
These painful places in which we may find ourselves reflect our own internal
wounds and scars. To have our own peace of mind we must first find our own inner peace.
This is more the work of our hearts than that of our minds. It is our hearts that provide the gateway to our healing and to our peace of mind.
It is my purpose in this site to be a resource for healing in our
lives.
In my site, I address a number of issues
including grief and loss, anxiety, depression and spirituality. There is also
information about somatic therapy which specifically focuses in
integrating the whole person: the body, mind, and spirit.
To assist you on your journey, please feel free to explore the areas
listed both to the left and below. These areas are described in more detail below.
It may help to see a therapist to support this process.
You can find
information about how to choose a therapist
by clicking here as well
as a link to help you find a local therapist
by clicking here.
If you would like information about my background, you may check out my
resume. If you wish to contact me, you
can reach me by e-mail or through
my office. You may get more information
about my practice by downloading my
brochure.
