Metaphor Archives

How Metaphor Heals

Scientific backing for using metaphor in therapy. How does it work? How can simply telling a story change someone’s brain and activate their strengths? Did you know that, when you hear a story, areas in your brain activate just as if you were experiencing the events in the story?

Discover why this is important and how it can help- you change people more easily in…

How Metaphor Heals

The Zeigarnik Effect, Memory, Metaphor And Motivation

Ever wondered why people remember tasks that need doing, but eventually forget about them once these tasks were already marked as done? Find out why this is in…
The Zeigarnik Effect, Memory, Metaphor And Motivation

Develop Mastery with Metaphor

Free, 7-part course on how to use metaphor for therapeutic purposes.

Southern Expressions as Metaphor

Metaphor is an incredibly powerful and rich way to communicate ideas.

Balloons and Other Wisdom

A friend, (she’s a Licensed Mental Health Counselor) recently used a metaphor with a couple of family members who were not communicating with each other. She had them put all their anger and resentment toward each other in balloons and popped the balloons! The metaphor of the balloons holding the anger and then popping did […]

The Stock Market, Balloons, Southern Charm and Metaphor

What do the stock market, balloons, southern charm, and metaphor have to do with hypnosis? Find out!