Principles

“According to the principles of House Therapy, every room in your house or home represents a different part of you, or a sub-personality of yours. Each room provides an opportunity to observe the interests and concerns of these different parts of ourselves. We are all made up of so many different urges and inclinations, which operate within the framework of our lives and our main identity.

We have as adults, spent a great deal of time, whilst growing up, corralling these disparate feelings, thoughts and actions, into a recognisable ME or YOU. However a healthy individual, usually knows, that this sense of self is a tenuous, osmotic construct at best, and that all the animals in the zoo need to be fed; if you are to sleep easy at night. By which I mean, that we are all mostly aware that we have these different perspectives within us, and also that they require specialised treatment by us, to fulfil our own sense of completeness. I like that analogy, that they are like different animals with their own tastes and mores, and that the whole person is a bit like a zoo containing a variety of environments to satisfy each animal. We need to understand what our animals like to eat and feed them appropriately – and this is where House Therapy can shine  a light on the occupants of your very own nature park.”

 ©Sudha Hamilton – excerpt from his book House Therapy: Discovering who you really are at home.

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