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Everyone can use more kindness in their lives. Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind acts for others as well as...

Those who know me will know I am a big fan of finding ways to release emotion and energy. A key role of psychotherapy is to help clients...

Today is Chinese New Year, the start of the Year of the Ox. The Ox represents hard work, positivity and honesty, and can be described as...

Today is the day that Buddhist traditions mark the death of Shakyamuni Buddha, often known as Nirvana Day. Nirvana literally means...

I've been reflecting this week on the power that words have, in particular the ones we use to label ourselves. I've long thought of...

Begin Again. Little moments. Running the water. Tending to the plants. Cutting the fruit. Opening the curtains so that the entire sky can...

Barefooted Grace And suddenly, bare-footed and free, I felt alive The sun above me, I felt its warmth on my skin A gentle smile suffused...

It is no surprise that many therapists are experiencing rising numbers of enquiries at the moment, or that clients are in increasing...

The end of a relationship is difficult. However it comes about. You suddenly move from being part of a couple, to being single. Old...

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to...

I noticed this phrase on the email signature of a fellow therapist recently, and it so made me smile I wanted to share it. In fact, it...

A lot of people are not feeling so great at the moment, and increasing numbers are showing signs of real distress mentally and...

Here we are, in the midst of what for many feels a long, dark month. Lockdown, short days, cold, it’s perhaps not the greatest mix. And...

Hokusai says look carefully. He says pay attention, notice. He says keep looking, stay curious. He says there is no end to seeing He says...

"Emotions predate reason. Our emotional wiring, that is, our limbic system, is in place from birth but our thinking wiring isn't in...

Today marks the Christian Festival of Epiphany. The Twelve Days of Christmas are over, and today Christians commemorate the visit of the...

Yesterday was the Festival of Sleep Day, a final opportunity to get some shut eye before today’s return to work after the festive season....

Stillness fills the air That soft, calm peace that follows heavy rain Glistening wet, the newly watered ground lays naked in the swelling...

I have enjoyed the opportunity in recent weeks to repeatedly read a children’s story that I really love. It’s called Elephant Me, and...