The House Within

Writing

Writing and Publications.

Published articles, conference presentations, and writing about The House Within framework — updated as new work appears.

About Pauline

Pauline Pearson is a mental health social worker and psychotherapist in private practice in Melbourne, Australia. She has worked across mental health, hospitals, a university, and private practice for thirty years.

The House Within framework was developed from that clinical experience.

The Framework

Published writing.

Articles and essays about The House Within framework published in professional and general publications.

Mad in Italy

The House Within: A Five-Floor Framework for Understanding and Navigating Emotional Life

An introduction to The House Within framework for an international audience — exploring the five floors, the spiral staircase, and what it means to extend Siegel's Window of Tolerance into a navigational map that belongs equally to clinician and client.

Conference Presentations

Presentations and workshops.

Confirmed presentations will be listed here. New work is in progress.

Core Claim

“The only thing we can truly control in life is our own state of mind. Taking responsibility for our own state of mind — understanding which floor we are on — is where genuine control begins.”

— Pauline Pearson