Hannah Thompson

About

You might be here because you have done a lot of work already and reached a floor you cannot get below. Books, courses, previous therapy, plenty of self-awareness, and still a particular reaction that will not shift no matter how well you understand it. That plateau is common and it usually means the work so far has been done at the level of understanding. Childhood wounds are encoded well below the reach of explanation, which is why insight can be extensive and change can still be minimal. We work at a different level, which is slower and less intellectually satisfying and a lot more effective. I continue to regard this as unfinished craft, and the plateau is the problem that has made me change how I work more than any other. If you have understood everything and changed little, get in touch. Understanding is not the same as change, and the gap between them is the work.