I like to approach the idea of change and psychological development as going through stages inside a spiral. Like walking a spiral path into a labyrinth towards the centre and then back out again. I find it helpful to describe the process in the form of a spiral rather than a straight line, or even a circle. Especially when we feel ‘like going in circles’ I recommend visualizing the journey as a spiral because we never end up at the same spot that we started from…
