Ep. 39 | To Call Myself Beloved - A Client's Perspective of Therapy

This episode is all about hearing the clients perspective on what therapy is like. Eina McHugh is a creativity and creative leadership expert, a coach, educator, trainer, speaker and consultant.   An Entrepreneurial Specialist with University College Dublin’s Innovation Academy, an Irish Fulbright Scholar and an Associate of the Institute of Public Administration, Eina leads at the forefront of experiential learning and human development. She supports people, from all backgrounds, to express creativity in life and leadership.  She is also an author of the acclaimed memoir,  'To Call Myself Beloved', first published by New Island Books in 2012 which remains a groundbreaking, hugely readable book, a classic appreciated by clients, therapists, and general readers alike. It has received a range of very positive reviews over the years including this is ‘a brave voice…a necessary perspective’ by the Irish Counsil for Psychotherapy newsletter, ‘reads like fiction but could help readers discover the rewards of caring for their souls’ by the Journal of Analytical Psychology and ‘a reminder of the power of psychotherapy, the extraordinary courage of the client’ by the Irish Examiner. I was delighted to speak to Eina about the idea to write the book, the process of both writing and therapy for her as a client and the act of sharing such a personal piece of writing with the world. Her book is available to buy on Amazon and I would strongly encourage students, therapists and clients to read it.  Readers can directly contact Eina on einamchugh@gmail.com