<?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[www.tmdeepwellwords.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insights for a Brighter Mind]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:41:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sewing Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Medlar Evening gasps, Grasping closer his dusky cloak Till he's a shadow in the corner. Loitering longer near this luminous lady sewing in light. Time glides beside Evening, Stilled to see His winged spirit is her guest. Your presence, Lord, is felt By the powers of nature. Your silence speaks to the cycles of movement, To our longings for the everness of you. Abide always, meekest one. Fill my breath with the motions Of your arriving and going, She prays. A Habit of Prayer Tom Medlar A...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/sewing-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d9a37975afb0779a707ba2</guid><category><![CDATA[Catholic Writing]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:29:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/416304_fec28d07d93a4bdd949fa14dad22ccee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_882,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melting Fear with Love.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Medlar, LMHC In the movie “Frozen,” the initially playful child Elsa, has been endowed with special powers over the piercingly beautiful yet dangerous elements of winter. In the Nordic setting for the movie, the freezing powers of winter exert tremendous influence over the lives of the citizens. It seems only natural to mythically imagine reversing the dynamic and exerting unique and personal control over cold, ice, and snow. Elsa is not only endowed from birth with ice magic, yet she is...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/melting-fear-with-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d976744750526d40bdb0b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy Essays]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:15:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personality and Talent]]></title><description><![CDATA[“My mother literally made gin in the bathtub; it was part of how she made money. She also had men ‘guests’ in the apartment, and unfortunately, she didn’t always protect me from them,” Daphne remarked as she spoke of her childhood in Brooklyn, New York. “I never had, or knew, a father; it was always just me and my mother,” she said. “But I could sing, boy, could I sing! And that’s how I was able to fly away from Brooklyn.” “No matter the noise around me, I always had singing going on inside...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/personality-and-talent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d9757a75afb0779a7015e2</guid><category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy Essays]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:13:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/416304_d7cea1af5ab348d092855f580db40903~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divine Calm in Life’s Storms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Medlar We encounter many kinds of storms as we journey through this world, for some, they are more destructive than for others. We naturally react with fear, and worry, and anger over why it must be this way. God knows we are passing through a fallen world, and He asks us to try and see things as He does, or to trust that He is in control, and will guide us all the way. As a psychotherapist, I work with clients who live in nursing homes. An elderly man who I will call Alex, recently said...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/divine-calm-in-life-s-storms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d908ae515c02011a0bc369</guid><category><![CDATA[Catholic Writing]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:27:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Virtuous Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Four pivotal human virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. The human virtues are stable dispositions of the intellect and will that govern our acts, order our passions, and guide our conduct in accordance with reason and faith.” Catechism of the Catholic Church, page 869. Have you read “Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen?” If not, get it right away, and do yourself a kind favor: read it with deep curiosity and be rewarded with deeper insights. Jane Austen is a genius who...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/the-virtuous-center</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d907cc4750526d40bcb3f2</guid><category><![CDATA[Catholic Writing]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:24:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Medlar Always one with the Divine dispatch Never a thought for himself Always a swift and selfless messenger Never a pause to ponder his view Now God asking to become a person Never had this happened before Great Gabriel approaching This person This question This transition God asking if this Mary might become His mother Always he’d flown on the wings of the Lord Never had he felt like a human, hesitant to be seen Do not be afraid, Gabriel, for you have been chosen for this role This is...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/my-proposal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d905ce7d3e231e1c88cafd</guid><category><![CDATA[Catholic Writing]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:21:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/416304_0ed9029dfd774dac8c85a5fe34257973~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman at the Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesus with the Woman at the Well (Lu Hongnian)

(In Public Domain)]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/woman-at-the-well</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d5a110d3b1a3633e6e273c</guid><category><![CDATA[Catholic Writing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:34:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/416304_e0f97e3df4d640bc83946247aeef5685~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_356,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary, Mother of Poets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary, Mother of Poets Tom Medlar The poet is a cultural crime fighter, A merchant of the timeless, A calligrapher of gravestone inscriptions. The poet wanders wasted lands, and Ponders books of ancient lore. The poet tosses runes skyward, and Traces the descent of inscrutable phrases. The poet leans into the cave of echoes, Listening for words spoken before speech began. Ancient poets are being found in melting glaciers, Their names, long etched in ice, Now melt into a crevasse of collective...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/mary-mother-of-poets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d58f00b75c5d3058266956</guid><category><![CDATA[Catholic Writing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:26:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teddy Bear Therapy with Grownups]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world where mental health is increasingly recognized as a vital component of overall well-being, Dr. Deepwell's podcast stands out as a beacon of knowledge and insight. Each episode dives deep into the complexities of the human mind, offering listeners practical tools and strategies to enhance their mental resilience. This blog post highlights some of the most impactful moments from Dr. Deepwell's podcast, providing you with actionable takeaways to transform your mindset. Understanding...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/copy-of-transform-your-mind-podcast-highlights-from-dr-deepwell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b19c18e54036185f876445</guid><category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy Essays]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:46:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Elder in Exile]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Elder in Exile Tom Medlar A frustrated and depressed nursing home resident recently described the facility as ‘a place where unwanted elders can be exiled.’ Through our therapy conversation in that session, he came to acknowledge that he did have problems with his memory and his health, and that his facility residence was reasonable, even though unwanted, and was not a rejection by his son. “I know he’s only doing what he thinks is right for me.” Many residents of nursing home view their...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/exploring-psychology-insights-from-dr-t-m-deepwell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695d2bb8312d926aa9a86ceb</guid><category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy Essays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:35:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychotherapy With and Without Speech.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, Jane. My name is Tom. Can you hear me? Blink once if yes, or blink twice if no. One blink. Is your name Jane? One blink. Is my name Tom? One blink. Is my name George? Two blinks. Is your name George? Two blinks. In psychotherapy I attend to the specific content of what a client is saying, as well as what may be left out or avoided, what might be hinted at or signaled indirectly. I listen to the tone and pace of a client’s speech, and to gestures and body postures that also communicate...]]></description><link>https://www.tmdeepwellwords.com/post/transform-your-mind-podcast-highlights-from-dr-deepwell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695d2bb0955bbdda690bd3c0</guid><category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy Essays]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:35:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tom Medlar</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>