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“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” Leonard Cohen This mental health awareness week, let’s end the myth that...

When clients attend their first therapy session, one of the important aspects of our initial encounter is to give them space to tell the...

As I sit here, rain is drumming on the velux window in my dining room ceiling. I love the height of this room, not just for the sense of...

Meditation is not about clearing your mind. It’s not about control. It’s about perspective. Meditation is about finding the stillness...

I hear continual narratives about what has changed as a result of covid-19, the lockdown and the grim reality of loss of life on a scale...

“They come, they blow, they go” Mooji I was listening to a youtube video the other day, and came across this pithy phrase to describe...

Counting gratitudes is an often mentioned positive psychology exercise that is known to support well-being. Today I want to say a few...

Disappointment is a difficult emotion. It comes from having an expectation of something, and that expectation not being met. ...

I was inspired recently by a recorded conversation with one of my therapeutic heroes, Bill O’Hanlan. Thinking about trauma, he described...

‘Your mind is not just your brain. Your mind is both your whole body and your relational world.' Dan Siegel Even conservative estimates...

Space is at a premium currently. Whether you are working flat out, or not working at all, we are all confining ourselves in our homes...

As the dust begins to settle on confinement to our homes, it seems we are each beginning to encounter ourselves in different ways. Each...

There are three questions which are really lovely to ask yourself at the end of each day. They are great to use on your own, but even...

Space matters. We each have our own individual ways of internally organising our perception and experience, and space is a component of...

These are interesting times for family relationships. All of a sudden our personal space has been reduced, and contact with those we live...

“Post-traumatic stress is an embodied response where the sense of self is fragmented. Relationship with one’s whole self and others is...

Many people are finding the current health situation extremely challenging. Uncertainty about what is going to happen, fear about loved...

I remember when I first heard about the positive benefits of being grateful. It was more years ago than I care to count, when positive...

I’ve been reflecting this week on the power of kindness. Many times I sit with clients who seem to have a huge capacity to care, and do...

As the days get warmer, and plants large and small come out into full bloom, I've been feeling a yearning to be outside, to be out in...