<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[GestaltUK]]></title><description><![CDATA[My approach is to help you to find your answers to the questions, confusions, and difficulties that have led you to this point and place.]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:35:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://davidforrest8.wixsite.com/davidforrest/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Rushing Clouds or Breakfast: The morning rose with sunbeams, Whilst the clouds rushed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workshop: Developmentally Based, Relationally  Focused Integrative Psychotherapy. Bios Institute Bilboa for Richard Erskine.

]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/breakfast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">654d126d68144c1f7f2b35ca</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 16:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_63ee0f6c4e414e92b1f4a8410ae4be30~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[You are alive today Because You didn't kill yourself yesterday]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/_hope</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f5cd037b1c42fb24f50146</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 10:35:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_49196a0e60bb47dfb5834d3704163c39~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking the Silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[we believe in the transformative power of mental and emotional well-being. Here, we understand that seeking therapy is not a sign of weakness but rather a courageous step towards self-awareness and growth.]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/breaking-the-silence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6999a2e48133563068c39ffa</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:14:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_5849b0a8cb7e4871a2bd59ae7a53fce7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking the Tightrope in Adolescence: Depression as Relational Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Depression is grasped as a lived experience characterised by the surrender of the desire to be desired, the collapse of hope, and the impossibility of reaching the other ]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/walking-the-tight-rope-in-adolescence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699708b07b02767d86648001</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:27:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_c425812468764c989aec3b660fcf112d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living at the Boundary of War: a personal experience.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living at the boundary of war is a deliberate reference to Gestalt Therapy theory. After a number of conferences and like activities over the past years dedicated to the consideration of psychotherapy and its function in times of conflict yet specifically instigated because of the war inflicted on Ukraine by Russia.
The title is designed to evoke the reaction of us, the psychotherapists around the world, which includes Russian and Ukrainian, of the impact on our personal and professional lives.]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/living-at-the-boundary-of-war</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698352e3131f188df56118b1</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:13:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_605c4ab60eb04b6491ee87f936eb349c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[These last few weeks have been full with activities and have incluned times of reflection in which various poetic thoughts have structured themselves into my mind To  Meet  Again  Another year has gone by The trees continue patiently Enveloping the hills and valleys In a myriad of autumn colours With fresh fragrances in air There lies an atmosphere of calm In which meeting once more Brings contentment and joy Flowers for mum Softly , wake When you wake A new day comes into existence All you...]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/with-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f89d833eb58bad79af0b53</guid><category><![CDATA[Scribbles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:15:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_ff138adbe11c48fb95cdb3e691bd6819~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Self is discovered at the Contact Boundary.]]></title><description><![CDATA[treating the individual in a holistic way Gestalt practice holds that an individual strives to be complete, to be who they are.]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/the-self-is-discovered-at-the-contact-boundary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65cc97d49e8e0c4112c185cb</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_9e6bacf572684737a51aeb379c9a65ec~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_555,h_407,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Mental Health Awarness Day and The National Suicide Prevention Network ]]></title><description><![CDATA[SUICIDE and Therapy
Behind every suicide is an untold story of intolerable isolation.
In front of every suicide is a sense of desolation, grief, and helplessness shrouded in shame.]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/world-mental-health-awarness-day-and-the-national-suicide-prevention-network</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e9158d405534b9b6e4ea0d</guid><category><![CDATA[Scribbles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:35:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_bf28dfc847904887afa251a2a4894b1a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic Parallels: Treaty Conflict, Greed, Power, Resources and Wealth ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine belongs to Ukraine, not Russia and we will fight to retain our country - President Zelensky to Putin.

So Putin used force to acquire the territory he wanted; as did President Grant, in 1875, after proposals to purchase the Black Hills were rejected.]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/historic-parallels-treaty-conflict</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ea8cb4a8116191c387fb20</guid><category><![CDATA[Scribbles]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:50:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_0b32ff1db77548d68ead1192d6a22a24~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Jannetti: Clinician, Supervisor, Trainer of Richard Erskine Contact in Relationships Therapy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[an international presenter and clinician of the Richard Erskine Developmentally Based Relationally Focused Integrative Psychotherapy. ]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/anthony-jannetti-clinician-supervisor-trainer-of-richard-erskine-contact-in-relationships-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6829d95e3d8d9ecdaaf12c37</guid><category><![CDATA[Links]]></category><category><![CDATA[Scribbles]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 13:32:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_6e770b8d883f4c37b3501911897fefe6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trauma and Dependent Behaviour Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Combining two chapter quotes/notes with reference to the treatment of Trauma ]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/trauma-and-dependent-behaviour-treatment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677e66f4958026b3ec896221</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Notes]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee66cf_c4472766689e4f3f8e79a2787bdf73f9~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_300,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dependent Behaviors in Gestalt Therapy in Clinical Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[there is no explicitly direct treatment of dependent process in Gestalt Therapy.  Gestalt speaks about persons in addictive processess]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/dependent-behaviors-in-gestalt-therapy-in-clinical-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d64f5e8ec1e80f6adeaafa</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Notes]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:06:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee66cf_c4472766689e4f3f8e79a2787bdf73f9~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_300,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Scripts: Definitions and Points of View]]></title><description><![CDATA[The core theories of transactional analysis include the human need for relationships and the overarching concept of life scripts]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/life-scripts-definitions-and-points-of-view</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6703f189ed7be86af9049f02</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_831b5e935d114dde84a68e4b256a7cbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_241,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Script Cure: Behavioral, Intrapsychic, and Physiological]]></title><description><![CDATA[This script cure implies change needs to occur with behavioral, intrapsychic (affective and cognitive), and physiological dimensions]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/script-cure-behavioral-intrapsychic-and-physiological</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670402dccd457a96f47df317</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:06:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_831b5e935d114dde84a68e4b256a7cbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_241,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Script System: An Unconscious Organization of Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article describes the script system with a case study to illustrate the four primary components:]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/the-script-system-an-unconscious-organization-of-experience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6703fabeae49f5f15a1a2429</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:45:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_831b5e935d114dde84a68e4b256a7cbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_241,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Scripts: Unconscious Relational Patterns ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life scripts: a complex set of unconscious relational patterns. Scripts are often developed by infants, young children, adolescents ...]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/life-scripts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700e86b066d5b742e1f2ac9</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Notes]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 07:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_65cd59e1f81c47e7ba8d10dbc447efef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_776,h_798,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Papyrus: suicide prevention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suicide: a more sensitive and relational approach and link to PAPYRUS posting about terminology.]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/papyrus-suicide-prevention</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669a8f47c727f45af9a0baee</guid><category><![CDATA[Scribbles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:12:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Want To Know Myself: The activity of our relationship with another.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In different situations, and with different people, you are different. Not completely maybe, but definitely some differences in how you are.]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/i-want-to-know-myself-the-activity-of-our-relationship-with-another</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6666d54ed89ad35605170a19</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:03:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_0f9c0bca05044244929214e1e85158d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gestalt Therapy Theory: Identifying and Alienating in ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We  define the function of the ego as  identifying and alienating and determining the boundaries or context]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/identifying-and-alienating-in-gestalt-therapy-theory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66092a7f69f44ec8faa969da</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Notes]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:41:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_461026b2123d4ce6bcde1dbd5821f650~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_296,h_445,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[and ... ACTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Key to appropriate action is ownership.  To own your responsibilities in you actions.  This is sometimes difficult as doing so may be to ack]]></description><link>https://www.gestaltuk.com/post/and-action</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664dbabfcc494cad0c4ae896</guid><category><![CDATA[Scribbles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 09:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f52193_0227a2a55c014a20ad8444697f9544b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Forrest</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>