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As I write, I have in mind a series of mesmerising sunsets that I have been lucky enough to see recently. Out and about in the car, it...

It’s the natural way of things that most people coming into psychotherapy are not feeling emotionally balanced. They may have suffered a...

Here’s a blessing for the weekend, have a good one. “May Light always surround you; Hope kindle and rebound you. May your Hurts turn to...

I opened Matt Haig’s Comfort Book today, and read a beautiful short passage about ‘The Discomfort Zone.’ You know the one, the place...

I had the pleasure of teaching an NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Introduction to a small group of local Counselling Degree students...

Shame is a difficult emotion, it’s not one people tend to enjoy or want to cultivate. As such, it’s an experience people tend to...

I was reflecting recently on the deep interconnectedness that exists between humans, other humans, our ecosystem, fellow animals and our...

I had an interesting conversation recently, reflecting on the tendency people have to ask others ‘what do you do?’ in early conversations...

So much of human relating is transactional. We live in an economy where most everything has a price. We expect to pay to receive...

I was reflecting recently on the deep interconnectedness that exists between humans, other humans, our ecosystem, fellow animals and our...

I had an interesting conversation recently, reflecting on the tendency people have to ask others ‘what do you do?’ in early conversations...

Christmas is a much-hyped cultural festival, apparently full of fun and laughter. And yes, it can be. It is also true that for many,...

There are so many times when you hear 'positive thinking' being used as a way to shut out, minimise, deny or avoid uncomfortable truths. ...

Whatever you do, don't pull yourself together. Don't pull yourself at all. Being pulled is seldom a nice experience. Add the edge of an...

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just to take the first step” Martin Luther King I love this quote, it speaks eloquently of...

“The fear of receiving resonates in the deepest levels of the psyche. To receive is to let life happen, to open to grief and loss, to...

It is a paradox of being human that while so, so much is common to us all, our experience of life is unique. There are no two people who...

“We are imperfect because we are alive” Matt Haig In the Comfort Book, Matt Haig reflects on the reality that we are a mess, and the...

“The greatest changes stem from the darkest experiences. We fall apart to become new. We go through the dark to fly to the sun” Matt...

I created this blog in collaboration with #UKCP a few weeks ago to take a look at the impact of bullying and our collective...