Jinji Willingham Psychotherapy

05/21/2026

05/20/2026

The logic of Buddhist psychology.

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"All the qualities of Buddhas arise from the Six Paramitas and these arise from the Relative Bodhicitta, meaning love and compassion. If you possess love and compassion, all your actions will naturally become the Six Paramitas. Because a mother loves her child, she will not spare any expense and would never be stingy - this is generosity. She also does not want to hurt her child, which is ethical conduct. Even if the child is difficult, she will be patient. Never forgetting about her child and sustaining mindfulness and love for her child is meditative concentration. If she knows how things really are, she knows that all sentient beings have actually been her children, and that self and others, ultimately, are indivisible - this is wisdom. Thus, she will have compassion for all sentient beings with great equanimity, without discriminating between friends and enemies."

H.E Garchen Rinpoche - The All Pervasive Lamp of Wisdom: A Commentary on The Three Statement of Dzogchen p 286, Gyaltsen Publications

05/16/2026

Your body will let you know. It might be a lot to hold, maybe even tremulous. But it might be the most genuine and brave and fearless way of all. (And Fleet Maull is a wise and gifted teacher!)

05/15/2026

Broad construction …

05/11/2026

A major shift in parenting is coming out of Scandinavia. Denmark is moving to end the cry it out baby method after a nationwide study showed it still exists in many municipalities. More than 700 psychologists have formally warned that leaving infants to cry without comfort causes damage to brain development and long-term attachment security.
Here is what the psychologists found. When babies are left to cry alone, their bodies flood with cortisol and adrenaline. These stress hormones are designed for life-threatening emergencies, not nightly bedtime routines. In developing brains, repeated exposure to high cortisol levels can actually alter the architecture of neural pathways responsible for emotional regulation, trust, and stress response. These changes can last well into adulthood.
The science behind attachment is well established. Infants have no ability to self-soothe. That skill develops gradually with the help of a responsive caregiver. When a baby cries and no one comes, the brain does not learn independence. It learns that the world is unsafe and that comfort will not arrive. This is not an opinion. It is developmental neuroscience supported by decades of research across multiple countries.
Comfort your baby when they cry. You cannot spoil an infant with attention. Pick them up, hold them close, and respond consistently. Denmark is catching on to what secure attachment cultures have known for generations. A held baby becomes a secure adult.

05/04/2026

A touch of Buddhist humor.

04/25/2026

10/02/2025

I’m very happy to offer “The Ethics of Sustainable Care: An Integrated Practice Toolkit for Professional Caregivers to Prevent Empathic Distress and Moral Injury.”

If you’re seeking a training that fosters well-regulated therapeutic presence in psychotherapy provides a solid foundation of caregiver-focused self stewardship and equanimity, enabling mental health workers to offer excellent care while preventing empathic distress, burnout, and moral injury this may be of interest. Early Bird pricing is through 11 October.

The link below is for the 8-week in-person group beginning on Friday, 17 October 2025.

On-Line Training (begins 14 October)
https://site.corsizio.com/event/68dcb44b89d440314f051997

Meet & Greet/Info Session
10 October @ 9am
https://site.corsizio.com/event/68dd5fd989d440314f245863

Meet & Greet/Info Session
10 October @ 5pm
https://site.corsizio.com/event/68dd606a89d440314f249af1

The Ethics of Sustainable Care: An Integrated Practice ToolKit for Professional Caregivers to Prevent Empathic Distress and Moral Injury.