Anthony Rella

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Anthony Rella I am a psychotherapist and writer in Seattle, Washington.

"One listening skill is simply being quiet and giving your attention to the other person when they’re communicating. Tha...
10/08/2026

"One listening skill is simply being quiet and giving your attention to the other person when they’re communicating. That’s much more challenging than it seems. Another skill is asking questions from genuine curiosity, with an effort to fully understand the other person’s perspective before offering your own. Yet another skill is checking in to make sure your understanding is theirs—to reflect back what you heard them say, and ask if you got it right, and accept any corrections they offer."

From this week's Substack - https://anthonyrella.substack.com/p/when-life-is-too-complicated-go-back

"In that way, I would say most thinking is intrusive, in that is not under our conscious control. I would go even furthe...
10/01/2026

"In that way, I would say most thinking is intrusive, in that is not under our conscious control. I would go even further and say that having disturbing, taboo, distressing thoughts is a fairly established normal human experience that will eventually happen to all of us, and most of us will never act upon them."

This week's Substack, "Aren't all thoughts intrusive?" https://anthonyrella.substack.com/p/arent-all-thoughts-intrusive

"Even if I accept that having scary thoughts is normal, there are parts of me that do not enjoy imagining all the horrib...
09/30/2026

"Even if I accept that having scary thoughts is normal, there are parts of me that do not enjoy imagining all the horrible things that could happen while I’m trying to drive, and those parts might get into a fight with the part making up these images. It gets “sticky.” Even the efforts to unstick can be sticky."

This week's Substack, "Aren't all thoughts intrusive?" - https://anthonyrella.substack.com/p/arent-all-thoughts-intrusive

"When we assume there’s an I that controls our thoughts, then we tend to believe our thoughts are reflections of who we ...
09/29/2026

"When we assume there’s an I that controls our thoughts, then we tend to believe our thoughts are reflections of who we are as people. If that were the cause, it would indeed be extremely troubling to have thoughts that are dark, taboo, and violent. If we further assume that a thought is the first step toward action, it would make sense to believe we must fear and fight any thought that isn’t congruent with who we want to be. "

This week's Substack - "Aren't all thoughts intrusive?" https://anthonyrella.substack.com/p/arent-all-thoughts-intrusive

"Because this practice yokes together the body with these qualities, injuries offer symbolic language to interpret other...
09/24/2026

"Because this practice yokes together the body with these qualities, injuries offer symbolic language to interpret otherwise vague experiences. It's not that one is causing the other ... but that larger forces move within and around simultaneously. My body tells the story of my soul, which tells the story of society."

- "The Iron Pentacle Moves Through the Body" https://anthonyrella.substack.com/p/the-iron-pentacle-moves-through-the

"Long-term spiritual practice is a kind of marriage that has all the blessings and struggles of any deep commitment. Som...
09/23/2026

"Long-term spiritual practice is a kind of marriage that has all the blessings and struggles of any deep commitment. Sometimes you're really in it, really present, and so grateful to be walking together. Sometimes you take it for granted because other parts of life need your focus. Sometimes you need to change things up to keep it alive. Other times, you need to go back to what you know helps."

- On the Iron Pentacle and physical therapy - https://anthonyrella.substack.com/p/the-iron-pentacle-moves-through-the

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